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| Posted: Sun May 17th, 2009 02:32 am |
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gaitedrocky G.O.G Community Member
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I was wondering if there was anybody on here that could tell me about my horse's ped. Are they good bloodlines? http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/teddy17
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| Posted: Tue May 19th, 2009 12:49 am |
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Bullwinkle G.O.G Community Member 
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Yes. He has a nice ped. I wouldn't worry about the bottom being empty because he has "Tuttle stock" listed, that just means that the horses were on Sam Tuttles farm. I noticed on another thread that you were concerned about his gait. How are his feet being trimmed etc etc?. If that doesn't work then try talking to a reputable RMH trainer. I have a young one that I'm working with that is Trotty as well and from what I have been told by several people is that "trotty , down hill. Pacey ,Up hill". I've never heard anything about "deep mud" that was mentioned in the other thread. Never know though.
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| Posted: Tue May 19th, 2009 01:19 am |
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gaitedrocky G.O.G Community Member
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Yeah, I worked on it some today and I could get him into a gait, using a split rein and applying light equal pressure on each side. Although he got into it quicker going toward the barn then away from it lol.. and no I dont usually run him.. but we were just right out side of the barn on the little run just inside of their inclosure so I figured going back and forth to pick up momentum would be good. Although I couldnt tell what he was doing because I was on him.. so not sure if it was pacey or a rack.. Im gonna work on it tomorrow.. maybe I'll have dad video so that I can go back and review and possibly post it.. for everyone. I could definantly tell it wasnt a trot though because it was smooth.. whereas his trot is bouncy.
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| Posted: Tue May 19th, 2009 01:22 am |
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gaitedrocky G.O.G Community Member
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As for his trim job. The person that trimmed them told us that he gave them a gaited trim which was leaving most of the heel on and rounding it around the front. I also notice when riding him on pavement.. I can hear his hoofbeats.. and Im not sure if it's a pace though because it's like 1,2,3,4.. 1,2,3,4 when you pick him up into his gait and I thought pacing was 1,2.. 1,2.. correct? Im hearing all feet falling at different intervals.. and not 2 at a time.. if that makes sense.. lol
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| Posted: Tue May 19th, 2009 03:24 am |
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Bullwinkle G.O.G Community Member
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IF you're hearing that you're good. Post the video on Youtube if ya can. I wouldn't mind seeing it. Also if you're new to Rockys I'd suggest getting the book by Bonnie Hodges "Rocky mountain horses" or something like that. It's a great read. Gives the history on the breed as well as discussions on footfall etc etc. Did ya get your Rocky from Phyllis and David?. I noticed he has alot of their stock in him.
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| Posted: Tue May 19th, 2009 03:38 am |
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gaitedrocky G.O.G Community Member
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No, I got him from John and Theresa Volz in Osgood, IN. They raise em and show them. Their original stud was Tobe's Chocolate Chip but he passed on in 06.. but they had retired him before that.. The stud that's standing now is Smokey McGuire.. which is the sire of Teddy. Smokey's double registered with RMHA/KMSHA and is part of the flag team for the Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse Association here in IN.
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| Posted: Tue May 19th, 2009 03:42 am |
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gaitedrocky G.O.G Community Member
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Ive had him for about 3 years. Although I never really paid attention to his bloodlines..until recently. I did hear about that book though and it looked interesting. I'll try and check it out. Actually Smokey was at the Hoosier Horse Fair this year if you were there. He was in the stallion demonstration, the Volzs' son rode him in it, holding the flag for the KMSHA Last edited on Tue May 19th, 2009 03:45 am by gaitedrocky |
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| Posted: Sat May 1st, 2010 02:45 am |
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jesshawk05 G.O.G Community Member
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Gaited horses are no different than any other horse and should be trimmed exactly how god intended. A naturaly gaited horse will gait no matter how there feet are. Not trimming them the way they are naturaly supposed to be will only put stress on there legs and joints and cause health issues in the future. I have a natural barefoot farrier for my 4 year old RMH and he gaits up a storm, no shoes or "special gaited trim".
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| Posted: Tue May 4th, 2010 03:05 am |
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Bullwinkle G.O.G Community Member
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Wow, I forgot about this post since it's almost a year old now. No mention of "special trims" was written and no talk of shoes. In fact more and more people are going to barefoot. Glad you have a good farrier. It's been my experience that farriers that have more experience working on non-gaited breeds tend to have trouble when it comes to gaited breeds. Naturally gaited horses will gait, but a farrier can mess them up with a bad trim job just as easily as any other horse. And I think that's where the discussion about how his feet were being trimmed came into play. Last edited on Tue May 4th, 2010 03:06 am by Bullwinkle |
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