Search Results for ‘gaited horses’

I'm in the market for a new saddle for my TWH. I'm just now getting back into riding.I've rode TWH all my life. My boy is 3 now and just started training. I'm waiting to get something comfortable for both of us but I have no clue where to start!!! When I rode before I used a very very old buena...

Why does my legs swing in the saddle when I ride my Tennessee walker? The rest of my body will be fine but my legs will swing back and forth uncontrollably. I ride western by the way. I have a slight bend in my legs but I’m going to try still letting my stirrups up 1. Anymore suggestions, I...

So I really liked doing this with warmbloods and thought I would put this out here lol. I personally LOVE gaited horses, they are SO smooth and easy to sit / post to (in my opinion at least). This girl who rides one of the gaited horses at my barn, his gaits make her seat look quite wonderful...

If you bred a Peruvian paso with a paso fino (2 gaited horses with completely different gaits) would the foal have all the gaits? Some of the gaits? None of the gaits or 1 set of gaits from 1 parent?

Hello, all my lovely friends. In the next year, I'm planning on buying another horse.. but I can't decide if I want to look into buying a gaited horse or not. I ONLY have experience with quarter horses, but the gorgeous gait of a Tennesee Walking Horse or the Missouri Fox Trotter is just amazing...

Hey, I can't decide what kind of horse I want to buy or lease. I love standardbreds but I find I'm not that great at riding them like I was as a kid. My balance on them just is not as great on them as it use to be. When I ride another breed I find it much easier. Especially if it is another...

When he’s at slow pace we ride just fine but when I have him to pick up the speed I bounce the entire time, no matter what I do. many tips or tricks to ride more smooth. I’m tired of feeling like I’m on a pogo stick lol

I might start lungeing some TWHs pretty soon here but I need some input from y'all. I've seen people here say you shouldn't lunge gaited horses because it will mess up their gait, some say they should be lunged in large circles to avoid that, and some say they can be lunged like any other horse...

Hi everyone! I just joined HorseForum today! I am 48 yo and looking for my first horse to call my own. I rode a lot as a kid - and then off and on in my 20s - but I have moved to Central Oregon and now have the property and the easy access to trails to make me feel like nows the time for my...

Hi guys, I am just curious if any of you have bought any of Ivy Schexnayder's DVDs or videos on getting your gaited horses to get your trotty or pacey gaited horses to do their correct running walk or foxtrot etc. Bought her DVDs and downloaded them the other day, and it taught me quite...

I have a 6 year old standardbred Mare shes a shorter mare shes a pony (14hh). I'm Getting her to be very good with Jumping on the ground in the arena. She will give me a canter the entire time and gait here and there (she doesn't trot all she does is pace) But as soon as I get on her back she...

ive heard alot of mixed things about cantering a gaited horse, in my opinion i think its great for them, and if they love it than why not?

Since it is raining here (finally!!!), I feel like posting pics because I am bored out of my mind. I hope ya'll enjoy! Featuring Traveller and Reb, my TWHs! Traveller (13 year old TWH) Reb (5 year old TWH/SSH) This picture sums up our lives pretty well: "Where are my Manna Pro...

Please read to the end... So I'm 14 and have been wanting a horse for a WHILE... I have been riding since I was 8 and it is my whole life. I started competing in dressage and jumping when I was 9, stopped jumping, competed in dressage for 2 years, did a few shows in training level last year...

So my mom and I went to look at (what I thought was) a very nice tennessee walker the other night that is a potential buy as a "beginner/kid safe" trail/road riding horse. I have never owned a gaited horse and have only ridden one twice. I have recently decided that I REALLY like the...

What is Basic Training? Have you ever wondered what goes on during your horses "Basic Training"? Well, if you were in the military, it's is similar to the process there. You want to build a horse from the ground up the way you want him. The first thing I do is an evaluation. What does he know...

Gaited horses can canter naturally but cantering under saddle is different. At first it's uncomfortable and seems like their legs are everywhere. You have to build the muscles and get them soft and supple in the sides. We lunged Dolly a lot just building her muscles and then started applying...

i bought a 13.2hh pony and he was sold to me as a pinto. when we got him home i discovered not only did he trot and canter, he did some other weird things as well. at that point, i was only like 11 years old and had no idea what gaiting was and that there was such a thing as horses with gaits...

I recently purchased a 5 year old Tennessee Walker. He has a very wide back and low withers. I recently noticed that my gaited saddle was pinching his withers which is clearly causing him discomfort. The hair in those areas has turned gray. I decided to try a full QH bar saddle on him. Even...

So, basically, I want to teach my gaited horse to trot. I know that sounds like heresy, but I am not a rider of gaited horses. He will trot when I lunge him, but as soon as someone gets on him, he seems to forget how. I have been trained as an eventer and would love to event with him, but I...