How is riding a gaited horse different from riding a non-gaited horse?

SeaSide81 · 07-21-2005, 08:23 PM

Title pretty much says it

. How is riding a gaited horse different than riding a non-gaited? I don't mean the "feel" exactly; I know a gaited horse is smoother. What I mean is, do you have to position your weight, legs, etc. differently? How do you cue a horse to gait in the first place? Things like that

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cowgurl1811 · 07-21-2005, 08:28 PM

Its is a lot different IMO. I used to Own and ride TWHs. I love them, and miss them!! I now own a QH and they are MUCH different. IMO when You ride a TWH it feels like your in a rocking chair. Thay are so smooth. AH i miss them.

SeaSide81 · 07-21-2005, 08:29 PM

Do you ride a gaited horse in a different position? Do you do anything special to cue them to gait?

Zoomarsgirl · 07-21-2005, 08:33 PM

I think you like ride less foreward.. I don't know.. LOL

3WishesDun · 07-21-2005, 08:34 PM

Seaside,

My friends own Missouri fox trotters and TWH, and let me borrow to trail ride or I could never keep up....
They move out at a very brisk pace...to keep the horses gaiting...I was told to sit back and deep, feet slightly forward, heels down, and I used more leg pressure than I would with my own. You also have to set their head a bit...keep it up, steady light pressure.

April

cowgurl1811 · 07-21-2005, 08:34 PM

http://www.magnoliafarmstwh.com/imag...heSkyWatch.jpg

There is a show pic. They Hunch over and lift there hands to get that head set, Low but and that front a picking up. Obviously this is a padded walking horse. But TWH riders tend to hunch over and raise hands. If your on trails and such it really isnt needed though. lol. Unless you want that headset!! Which I did on trails so when I would look pretty!!! Also when I showed my spotted Saddle horse (just like a TWH) EVery one had there legs more forward. Man I love the gaited horses!!

monica-n-shiloh · 07-21-2005, 08:34 PM

It depends on the horse's training as to if you need different cues or not for gaiting, etc. My TWH doesnt...I ride her just like I ride my TB. The only thing I do different is to get her into her running-walk I kind of bump the reins a bit while clucking. She knows thats different then me asking her to trot.

cowgurl1811 · 07-21-2005, 08:38 PM

TWH people- Are any of yall going to the TWH celebration in tenessee this year?? We go every year but my mom forgot to order tickets!!

sher327 · 07-21-2005, 08:40 PM

deep relaxed seat, feet slightly forward. My horses are gaited and only require light contact with the bit if they break gait and then it is a slight "lift" with the reins to get them slightly tucked to return to the gait.

You really don't cue alot different IMO.If I want faster than a walk I squeeze light and get a foxtrot,squeeze longer and get a faster one, squeeze and slide my leg back a little and get a canter/lope, squeeze and put my feet into his belly/underbelly and get a wild rack or something LOL If I'm lazy and just sit their I get a pace LOL

Regardless, I have yet to find a more comfortable easy ride

Gaited horses actually have an incredible canter

SeaSide81 · 07-21-2005, 09:09 PM

Do gaited horses need any special training to gait?

07-21-2005, 08:23 PM	#1
SeaSide81 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Panhandle of Florida (Hurricane Central as of late!) Posts: 559 Images: 14	How is riding a gaited horse different from riding a non-gaited horse? Title pretty much says it . How is riding a gaited horse different than riding a non-gaited? I don't mean the "feel" exactly; I know a gaited horse is smoother. What I mean is, do you have to position your weight, legs, etc. differently? How do you cue a horse to gait in the first place? Things like that . __________________ A horse gallops with his lungs, Perseveres with his heart, And wins with his character. ~Tesio

07-21-2005, 08:28 PM	#2
cowgurl1811 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 2,884 Images: 215 Blog Entries: 2	Its is a lot different IMO. I used to Own and ride TWHs. I love them, and miss them!! I now own a QH and they are MUCH different. IMO when You ride a TWH it feels like your in a rocking chair. Thay are so smooth. AH i miss them. __________________ <3 Megs Arnold and Barbie

07-21-2005, 08:29 PM	#3
SeaSide81 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Panhandle of Florida (Hurricane Central as of late!) Posts: 559 Images: 14	Do you ride a gaited horse in a different position? Do you do anything special to cue them to gait? __________________ A horse gallops with his lungs, Perseveres with his heart, And wins with his character. ~Tesio

07-21-2005, 08:33 PM	#4
Zoomarsgirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hicktown, Virginia Posts: 7,565 Images: 282	I think you like ride less foreward.. I don't know.. LOL __________________ -Jennifer Country & Zoomar. Rest in peace handsome boys, you will forever be missed. <3

07-21-2005, 08:34 PM	#5
3WishesDun Senior Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: At My Wit's End Posts: 16,881 Images: 655 Blog Entries: 27	Seaside, My friends own Missouri fox trotters and TWH, and let me borrow to trail ride or I could never keep up.... They move out at a very brisk pace...to keep the horses gaiting...I was told to sit back and deep, feet slightly forward, heels down, and I used more leg pressure than I would with my own. You also have to set their head a bit...keep it up, steady light pressure. April __________________ Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep. -Frost I've Been Snowballed!

07-21-2005, 08:38 PM	#8
cowgurl1811 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 2,884 Images: 215 Blog Entries: 2	TWH people- Are any of yall going to the TWH celebration in tenessee this year?? We go every year but my mom forgot to order tickets!! __________________ <3 Megs Arnold and Barbie

07-21-2005, 08:40 PM	#9
sher327 Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: illinois Posts: 7,132 Images: 624	deep relaxed seat, feet slightly forward. My horses are gaited and only require light contact with the bit if they break gait and then it is a slight "lift" with the reins to get them slightly tucked to return to the gait. You really don't cue alot different IMO.If I want faster than a walk I squeeze light and get a foxtrot,squeeze longer and get a faster one, squeeze and slide my leg back a little and get a canter/lope, squeeze and put my feet into his belly/underbelly and get a wild rack or something LOL If I'm lazy and just sit their I get a pace LOL Regardless, I have yet to find a more comfortable easy ride Gaited horses actually have an incredible canter __________________

07-21-2005, 09:09 PM	#10
SeaSide81 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Panhandle of Florida (Hurricane Central as of late!) Posts: 559 Images: 14	Do gaited horses need any special training to gait? __________________ A horse gallops with his lungs, Perseveres with his heart, And wins with his character. ~Tesio

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