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Brenda Imus is the world's most widely recognized authority on the subject of gaited riding horses, as well as a professional author, inventor, breeder, trainer, and gaited horse clinician. Her equestrian titles include From the Ground Up: Horsemanship for the Adult Rider,(named by Equus magazine as one of the top five new equestrian titles in 1992), Heavenly Gaits: The Complete Guide to Gaited Riding Horses, and Gaits of Gold: Selecting, Fitting, and Training the Naturally Gaited Horse.
 
The latter two titles are extensively utilized by owners of every type of gaited horse, as well as by equestrian colleges and training programs. Brenda also has several gaited horse training videos to her credit, Gaits of Gold, Developing the Innate Gait, and the three part DVD series, Gaits from God. She has travelled the U.S. and Canada extensively teaching others how to bring out the best in their gaited saddle horses.
 
Brenda has served as a gaited horse consultant for Equus magazine, and her columns and articles have appeared in Equus magazine, Horse and Rider, Western Horseman, Horse & Horseman, Trail Rider Magazine, and a host of others.

Brenda's work is revolutionizing people's understanding about how to work more humanely, and effectively, with every kind of gaited horse. She has introduced bits and saddles that not only enable riders to establish smooth saddle gaits, but that are extraordinarily comfortable and beneficial for the horse. Increasingly, even non-gaited riders are turning to her for products and equestrian related advice.

When Brenda recognizes an important equestrian-related need not being met, she invents a new product to meet that need. With her inventor's hat firmly in place, she has created humane and effective bits, saddles, and other horse related equipment. Public response to these products has been nothing short of phenomenal.

This web site offers free training articles and an informal question and answer forum, besides her books, videos, bits, saddles, and other tack. A web site visitor is not simply encouraged to buy a product, but is encouraged to understand how each works, and when and how to use it. This site currently draws over two million visitors each month from horse lovers around the globe. 
People are attracted by Brenda's easy, instructive way of expressing herself, both in writing and in person. She has a warm, self-effacing manner that makes others feel immediately at ease. She has enabled hundreds of people, often in just a day or two, to elicit a smooth saddle gait-often from horses that have frustrated not only their owner, but other professional trainers. A devout Christian believer, Brenda is quick to attribute her success in the equestrian field to God, whom she believes gifted her with the ability to understand and communicate with horse and rider, and to effectively meet their needs through her books, videos, and instructional venues.
 
 

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Gaits Of A Horse In A Nutshell

Every saddle gait falls somewhere on the gait spectrum. At one end of the spectrum is the totally... Read more
Friday, 03 November 2006 08:22

Determine Which Gait Your Horse is Performing

Now that you’ve familiarized yourself with the gait spectrum, (you have, haven’t you?), it’s time to... Read more
Friday, 03 November 2006 08:43

Mining for Gold: Discover your Horse's best Innate Gait

I’m often asked if my books or video contain information about training a Missouri Fox Trotter,... Read more
Friday, 03 November 2006 08:46

When You're Not Hot to Trot: How to Work with Trotty Horses

It can sometimes be more of a challenge to 'smooth out' the gaits of a horse with a strong trot... Read more
Friday, 03 November 2006 08:53

Gaited Horse Saddle Fit

If you were going on a long hike, carrying a heavy backpack, what would you prefer to wear on your... Read more
Friday, 03 November 2006 08:56

Conformation as it Relates to Gait

This part of the site will feature conformational analysis of gaited horses. I've prepared these in... Read more
Friday, 03 November 2006 08:59

Ten Tips for Finding and Keeping the Gait

1.) Don’t expect your young, or new, horse to gait very well right “out of the box.” Young horses... Read more
Friday, 03 November 2006 09:01

Is your Horse's Manner of Gaiting Destroying His Body?

A while ago I was talking with a fellow who owns a gaited horse breeding and showing facility. He... Read more
Friday, 03 November 2006 09:03

You Can Collect That Gaited Horse

For the past couple of years there has been a growing controversy in the gaited horse world... Read more
Friday, 03 November 2006 09:06

Types and Talents of Various Gaited Horses

I frequently remind people that a horse’s saddle gait is more dependent upon conformation than upon... Read more
Friday, 03 November 2006 09:12

Spring Training for the Gaited Horse

While a horse may seem especially frisky and energetic in the spring, be aware that all that energy... Read more
Friday, 03 November 2006 09:14

Bits For The Gaited Horse

There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding the best bit to use when starting a young gaited... Read more
Friday, 03 November 2006 09:17

Developing Impulsion (Part I)

The most common problem I discover when dealing with gaited horses is their lack of forward... Read more
Friday, 03 November 2006 09:20

Developing Impulsion (Part II)

Last month I discussed the importance of developing your horse’s fast walk with impulsion from... Read more
Friday, 03 November 2006 09:21

Establishing Authority

    The horse who is disrespectful is usually one who has not learned to trust its handler with its... Read more
Friday, 03 November 2006 09:23

Re-form your Gaited Horse's Hollow Back (Part I)

The poor form in which gaited horses are commonly ridden predestines a high percentage of them to... Read more
Friday, 03 November 2006 09:29

Re-form your Gaited Horse's Hollow Back (Part II)

Beginning Exercises for the Hollow Backed Horse ... Read more
Friday, 03 November 2006 09:33

Gaining Control of the Horse that Rushes

    One of the most common problems presented to me at a clinic or expo demonstration is that of... Read more
Friday, 03 November 2006 09:36

Messageboard Member Post

Dear Gaits of Gold Friends, Following are two message board posts that appeared on our web site ... Read more
Friday, 03 November 2006 09:37

Locking Stifle Syndrome in the Gaited Horse: Part I

A common physical affliction among gaited horses is upward fixation of the patella, otherwise known... Read more
Friday, 03 November 2006 09:40

Locking Stifle Syndrome in the Gaited Horse Part II

In my last article, “Locking Stifle Syndrome in the Gaited Horse,” I described the causes and... Read more
Friday, 03 November 2006 09:47

A Weighty Subject - by Brenda Imus

 I’ve had some folks e-mail to tell me that they’ve gone to a trainer or clinician who used light... Read more
Tuesday, 28 November 2006 08:16

Re-form your Gaited Horse's Hollow Back (Part III)

Now that you’ve learned how to do exercises from the ground for your hollow backed horse, and have... Read more
Tuesday, 28 November 2006 09:21

Ten Common Bit Myths

Myth #1: There is no such thing as a harsh bit, but only harsh hands.Myth #2: Any bit can be severe... Read more
Tuesday, 20 March 2007 05:40

Back to Basics (or: Basics of Backs)

  The greatest frustration for those owners of gaited horses that are ‘clued in’ to their... Read more
Monday, 05 May 2008 09:59

How, and When, Should I Canter (or Trot) My Gaited Horse?

  One of the most common questions I hear from gaited horse owners is whether it is all right to ... Read more
Monday, 21 July 2008 09:35

How (and Why) to Retrain that Pacey Horse

    Many gaited horses – indeed, it seems the the majority of them  – will perform a pace or... Read more
Tuesday, 18 November 2008 14:14

How to Determine Saddle Seat Size

       The Imus 4-Beat(tm) saddle seats measure smaller from cantle to pommel than they actually... Read more
Tuesday, 10 February 2009 16:04

Does your Saddle Fit your Horse?

Does your gaited horse spook a lot?  Do you have a problem with rushing, or is the horse herd... Read more
Sunday, 02 August 2009 16:49

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