+Lisa Kimbrell Hutchinson Wonderful. In seeing it could have been "Israel" of some sorts, which is awesome, since we have come to KNOW the Jewish Messiah.
BTW the Foxtrotter is lateral and diagonal. When they are in the flat walk, they are lateral. In the foxtrot they are diagonal. They can pace and when they do it's lateral.
I am working a Fox trotter for a friend and all she does is stepping pace. Is this acceptable? Your comment is the first I’ve seen that indicates yes. I’m going crazy trying to get her to flat walk and Fox trot.
very good video, I lost wild bill last winter ,he had so many gaits and that flat foot walk, wish I had someone that could have helped me with him, he had breathing probs and some health issues, but he was a true mo foxtrotter.
Thank you Kathy. Please email your address to lisakhutch@gmail.com and I'll make you a copy! I don't care how many times you copy it! :) Appreciate it!
It is a misnomer to say the horse is walking in the fron and trotting in the rear, although it looks like that, the horse has 4 legs and the gait involves all 4, it is impossible to walk in the front and trot in the back and I wish the MFTH people would STOP perpetuating this impossible explanation. The gait does have the front diagonal hoof land before the rear diagonal. It is smooth because there is no interval of suspension and following drop because there is always contact with the ground, which the narrator did not mention. The fox trot is a gait intermediate between a pace and a trot.
You are right. I did not explain that there is no suspension in the front and that is the reason it is smooth. Also the fact that 4 feet are set down separately. Some people think there is the same sort of suspension as in a hard trot.. There is not but I would agree to disagree with you about it being impossible to walk in the front while trotting in the back. That is the very reason it is called a fox "trot." There is suspension in the back legs but not the front. That's why the tail bobs up and down.
Eleanor, I agree with you too, trotting behind wouldn't take long to overtake the front walking; most people would call the results a "wreck"! I had thought the fox trot was hind foot fall just before the diagonal front instead of after. Each of the breed associations have different terminology for their gaits. Have I been wrong all along, or am I thinking of another gait?
THANK YOU for this explanation! Very helpful!
This helped our homeschool study on the Missouri Fox Trotter today. Thanks so much for posting and for your great description!!
+Jina Ezell Thanks Gina! We must be related. My great-grandmother was an Ezell in Alabama!
+Lisa Kimbrell Hutchinson Wonderful. In seeing it could have been "Israel" of some sorts, which is awesome, since we have come to KNOW the Jewish Messiah.
Just rode a Missouri Fox Trottier. Great ride and a great explanation of their gaits
+Kandy Davitt Thank you so much! They are such a joy to ride!
Excellent description, thank you!
I enjoyed your video. thank you.
Thank you!
BTW the Foxtrotter is lateral and diagonal. When they are in the flat walk, they are lateral. In the foxtrot they are diagonal. They can pace and when they do it's lateral.
I am working a Fox trotter for a friend and all she does is stepping pace. Is this acceptable? Your comment is the first I’ve seen that indicates yes. I’m going crazy trying to get her to flat walk and Fox trot.
Thanks for the comment Emily!
very good video, I lost wild bill last winter ,he had so many gaits and that flat foot walk, wish I had someone that could have helped me with him, he had breathing probs and some health issues, but he was a true mo foxtrotter.
Thank you!
Lovely~thank you~!
+Melissa Day-Johnson Thanks for watching!
would like a copy of this video for the MFTA club
Thank you Kathy. Please email your address to lisakhutch@gmail.com and I'll make you a copy! I don't care how many times you copy it! :) Appreciate it!
Wow, how bizarre, it's like watching a horse trying to walk and trot at the same time??
She's gaited. That's why it looks bizarre to you. These horses walk in the front while trotting in the back when doing the Foxtrot. :)
It is a misnomer to say the horse is walking in the fron and trotting in the rear, although it looks like that, the horse has 4 legs and the gait involves all 4, it is impossible to walk in the front and trot in the back and I wish the MFTH people would STOP perpetuating this impossible explanation. The gait does have the front diagonal hoof land before the rear diagonal. It is smooth because there is no interval of suspension and following drop because there is always contact with the ground, which the narrator did not mention. The fox trot is a gait intermediate between a pace and a trot.
You are right. I did not explain that there is no suspension in the front and that is the reason it is smooth. Also the fact that 4 feet are set down separately. Some people think there is the same sort of suspension as in a hard trot.. There is not but I would agree to disagree with you about it being impossible to walk in the front while trotting in the back. That is the very reason it is called a fox "trot." There is suspension in the back legs but not the front. That's why the tail bobs up and down.
Eleanor, I agree with you too, trotting behind wouldn't take long to overtake the front walking; most people would call the results a "wreck"!
I had thought the fox trot was hind foot fall just before the diagonal front instead of after. Each of the breed associations have different terminology for their gaits. Have I been wrong all along, or am I thinking of another gait?
Red dead redemption
Too far away. You need a magnifying glass to see anything.