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Know anything about lateral gaits?

3K views 11 replies 5 participants last post by  CloudsMystique 
#1 ·
Mystique was having an off-day for some reason... She hasn't gaited this poorly in a LONG time.


I don't know much about differentiating between the different lateral and square gaits, so... What is she doing when she's not foxtrotting, trotting, or pacing?



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BTW - Sorry about the horrible quality... I don't know what happened - that's actually a pretty nice camera!
 
#7 ·
I think she's switching between a saddle rack and a running walk, because there are times when she's head nodding and times when she's not. MFT's have quite a bit of TWH blood so some of them can do a running walk.

But, I'm a complete amateur. :lol:
I thinks she's doing a fair amount of walking. She's not consistent and I don't know if that's because of the rider or she's out of shape or she's got a tack issue or what. I see a horse that, with some polish, might do a very nice classical (as in a 1930s era) running walk.

G.
 
#5 ·
I would guess rack. I kept pausing the video and it looks like she only has a single foot off the ground. I get confused with all the gaits but I believe that is a rack.
 
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