Gaited horses.?

Question

Several people have seen a picture of my horse and asked me if it is gaited. I know it has something to do with the way they walk but I'm not sure of specifics. Could someone explain it?

The horse is a pinto

Answer 1

a gaited horse is a horse that does other gaits besides trot walk and canter.

a gaited horse can have five gaits (trot, canter, walk, pace and rack) like some saddlebreds or it could have just one special gait teh rack(but doesn't trot), or the missori foxtrotter whose trot is a broken trot, a rack is a broken pace (pace is same side legs move together) or a horse can rack and still trot, these require more training and special feet manipulation to get them to rack easier.

the rack which my horse did was natural to her and hardwired, meaning she didn't have to be taught she never trotted, (saddlebreds usually have to be taught and tire quickly as it requires more concentration for them) rackers do not tire as quickly as they don't have to think about it it is like a reflex sorta.

foxtrotters don't have to be taught, it is naturally produced, but training does bring out the best of it if there are slight flaws. so gaited means anything over the normal gaits most horses do. paso finos and pervian pasos do a broken pace too, but there is slightly different in that the paso fino can do a shorter strided broken pace, it looks like the horse is doing alot of movement but little forward motion.

pervians do a broke pace but it more up hill type pace there front legs move high and have a mild swimming action, and their back legs move like a faster walk. they can maintain this comfortable gait for long periods, it is inborn and they don't have to think about it. some training is used to bring it out in the most fancy fashion when shown.

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Answer 2

There are different meanings for gaited horses. Most of the time when you talk about a gaited horse your talking about a horse that was bred for a 'specific' gait. For example...a quarter horse isn't considered a gaited horse because she does the walk, trot, canter. A gaited horse can do those, along with certain other gaits such as pace, running walk, foxtrot. ect.
We have Tennissee Walkers, their specific gait is to do the running walk. That is where the feet go in the same pattern as a walk, but its about as fast as a trot. The nice thing is that because the feet fall in the same pattern as the walk the ride will be wonderfully smooth. The horse also can go for a long time like this cause its a natural thing for them.
The foxtrotters would do the foxtrot, which is like a trot, but way smooth.
A lot of people whose ridden a good gaited horse will never want to go back the the others.lol

Answer 3

A gaited horse can and many times will trot. However a gaited horse is one that can either naturally or with training (usually very minor unlike what some people claim) change their footfall pattern so that the front and back foot come down at different times. This can be done with either the trot or the pace. So the gait can be lateral like a pace but be out of time, or it can be diagonal like a trot but out of time. When done well the result is a very smooth motion which lacks the jarring motion of the trot or pace.

If you have never ridden a gaited horse then by all means give them a try. I have not found very many people who once trying a gaited horse still prefer non-gaited ones. In fact I only know of one and that is because she got on a very wild gaited horse so equates all gaited horses as nervous and wild. That is not the case, but she will not be convinced otherwise. She has not gotten on a gaited horse since. I do know of scores of people who switched to gaited horses. A good gaited horse can do anything a non-gaited horse can, but can also cover ground in a lot more comfortable fashion.

Answer 4

A gaited horse is any horse with the potential to have other gaits besides the walk/trot/canter. They can do a rack which is like a trot but not really at all. It is hard to explain. Look up saddle seat on youtube and watch some videos. It is cool to watch. What is your horses breed?

* I just started doing saddle seat and "horses of color" are now very popular. That might be one thing they are looking at. It is also important for the horses head carriage to be very high so that might be something they are seeing. Or maybe your horse just has a lot of movement in his legs when he goes and that is why people think so. Did you watch a video yet? If so maybe you will see some similarities to how those horses go and how your own does. I don't really know without seeing your horse.

Answer 5

A gaited horse is basically a horse that does not trot. The gaited horse has a four beated gait. There are four distinct footfalls. Some breeds that may have this characteristic are:
Paso Fino, Peruvian, Icelandic, Rocky Mountain, Kentucky Mountain, Tennessee Walking, Spotted Saddle, Florida Cracker, Racking, Missouri Fox Trotter, some Morgans, some Saddlebreds, some Standardbreds.

Answer 6

First of all every horse is gated. I think what these people are meaning to ask you is to what extent. For example if you have a young horse you are schooling, you will have to work with it in order to perfect his/her trot and canter. Your average horse is a 3 gaited horse, however some Standardbreds are 4 gaited, meaning they can naturally go into a pace. However an Icelandic is a 5 gaited horse and is amazing to what.

Answer 7

It is basically a horse that does not trot. But gaited can also mean if it has a different kind of walk trot canter or gallop. Most Tennessee walkers have a running walk. that is a different kind of gait. Hope i helped you out!

Answer 8

a gated horse is all the above that they say.but if you have one you have a good ride.i had a gated horse and she was agood ride.pepole tell me she was had a single foot gate shewas part morganand? she rode better than a pasifino.

Answer 9

It's basically a horse that doesn't trot

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