Posted 2008-03-04 12:29 PM (#78631 - in reply to #77026) Subject: RE: How many of you ride quarters? or other? gaited?
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Posts: 79 Location: Shelby N.C.
We own 1 TWH mare, 1 SSH mare, 1 gaited spotted mule, 3 red john mules for pulling wagons. I use to ride alot but since I have got the mules and wagons that's about all we do now. I do have one red john mule that is a real smooth ride for sale, he will also drive. PM me and I can send pics and info.
Posted 2008-03-06 5:39 PM (#78833 - in reply to #77026) Subject: RE: How many of you ride quarters? or other? gaited?
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I have 3 QH's. I have ridden Mft's and personally don't like the darn head bobbin stuff they do, makes me nervous. I will say they are comfortable but I also don't care to travel so darn fast. (or maybe it's not them but the rider that can't slow them down!) At any rate, I do own one smooth QH that I can sit a trot on him for hours and it does not jar me to death like some can!
Posted 2008-03-06 10:18 PM (#78867 - in reply to #78833) Subject: RE: How many of you ride quarters? or other? gaited?
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Not all MFT's have such exaggerated head motion.If they haven't been ridden fast and don't have a "big motor" they usually don't have an overly deep head nod. Two of ours have what I consider a "big engine" and they don't do this.And the old style of head motion,old timers of the breed will tell you,is "side to side" instead of up/down.Like any good gaited horse,tho,they do have "rhythm".
Posted 2008-03-07 2:44 PM (#78940 - in reply to #77026) Subject: RE: How many of you ride quarters? or other? gaited?
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Location: Labadie, MO
I have a 7 yr old spotted Tennessee Walker and a 14 yr old black Walker.
Always looking for gaited people to ride with! Seems I have moved to an area of all Quarter Horse people, whom I love, but they dont want to ride with me, cause I go too fast!
I'd love to hook up with some fun decent gaited people to ride with!
Posted 2008-03-07 10:39 PM (#78976 - in reply to #77026) Subject: RE: How many of you ride quarters? or other? gaited?
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Posts: 93 Location: Cherokee, Ia
Well, guess I ride a little of everything, paint mare who has a jog trot you can ride smoothly in all day, my old ropin horse with a fast walk, but the best is our 22 year old Standardbred (retired off the track) she paces, which is so smooth! Keeps up with the Arabs and TWH, no problem, plus when you put her in a gallop ( none of these slow lopes for us) it is the best ride of your life!! Covers a lot of ground and you don't get your teeth rattled at all!! But I DO love my QH and Paint........have ridden them with gaited horses, and they do their best to keep up..plusif there are any cows around where we ride, I get to be a REAL cowgirl.......and round em' up!!!! Had to help our neighbor round up his ELK that got out one year......THEY can travel, clocked them around 45 mph in a full run...........now that was an experience, especially when my standardbred got too close, saw what they REALLY were, and took off back to the trailer with an 2 yr old bull calf elk on her a@#!!!! Let's just say that we covered a mile in a short time!!!! Felt like a jockey that day! Hope it warms up here soon....was 10 below (again) today! I need to ride!!!
Posted 2008-03-08 12:45 PM (#79014 - in reply to #77026) Subject: RE: How many of you ride quarters? or other? gaited?
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Posts: 368 Location: Georgia
I have a 20 yr old retired team roping QH that is awesome on the trail. When I bought him, he had just turned 14. He was purchased to help me regain by confidence and he did a wonderful job. I also have a 10 yr old "thowaway" apploosa. He was a rescue horse and he is just too much fun. He was a bag of bones when I got him as a coming 5 year old. He has more personality than should be allowed for any one horse. He also has a very smooth trot and lope too.
How many of you ride quarters? or other? gaited?
WOW,is it ever! Just looked at your radar on the Weather Channel!!Went from almost 60 yesterday to colder than blazes here today.
. I use to ride alot but since I have got the mules and wagons that's about all we do now. I do have one red john mule that is a real smooth ride for sale, he will also drive. PM me and I can send pics and info.