tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post933011812815169111..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Totilas: Twinkle-toes or or tarted-up? (Gaits Part 2)Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-65190862293159254702010-02-20T21:15:16.347-05:002010-02-20T21:15:16.347-05:00I read the aticles on that site regularly, in rota...I read the aticles on that site regularly, in rotation. It helps keep mind and priorities straight! Fads come and go, but the horse remains the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-80452345542009344792010-02-20T13:43:46.393-05:002010-02-20T13:43:46.393-05:00To all: Please read the article from the link in A...To all: Please read the article from the link in Anon's comment.<br /><br />Excellent!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-23652337498263289432010-02-20T09:59:50.204-05:002010-02-20T09:59:50.204-05:00I think there is an analogy between horses and peo...I think there is an analogy between horses and people here. Animals (us, too!) are born with certain physical aptitudes. With concentrated training, those aptitudes can be maximized (often at the expense of other things).<br /><br />The Olympics give me a great example. Look at the massive thighs of the speed skaters as opposed to the long lean bodies of the figure skaters. The differences Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-10363568720705282262010-02-20T01:08:18.301-05:002010-02-20T01:08:18.301-05:00Totilas is certainly a spectacular horse. However,...Totilas is certainly a spectacular horse. However, every time you look at a horse with an extravagant trot, as yourself whether the leading fore- and hindlegs are parallel to each other--this is the mark of a pure gait. With many of the recent extravagant horses (check out the picture of Gribaldi currently on the dressagedaily website), you'll see that the front leg is extended much more thanSarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-82354820205658194562010-02-20T00:06:38.145-05:002010-02-20T00:06:38.145-05:00AGain - what are you saying is being done in the e...AGain - what are you saying is being done in the early videos that you are calling "over flexed" or LDR??? <br /><br />It was not done for long - at worst one length of the arena. I wouldn't call that a training "method."<br /><br />What I saw was a horse that would get stuck in his neck and the rider trying to find a way to unstick him without loosing contact and Enginerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16429671685652482485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-41751962646890006522010-02-19T19:07:48.426-05:002010-02-19T19:07:48.426-05:00Hi anon, the first link worked for me -- the visua...Hi anon, the first link worked for me -- the visuals are very helpful...Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-15895794942519439872010-02-19T19:00:52.602-05:002010-02-19T19:00:52.602-05:00Argh, I suck at links. Go to the site above, click...Argh, I suck at links. Go to the site above, click Knowledge Base down on left, then click Tre Collection on right, see bottom pic on page 15.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-71260438153770707052010-02-19T17:57:43.983-05:002010-02-19T17:57:43.983-05:00I discovered an interesting photo of extravagant m...I discovered an interesting photo of extravagant movement taken in 1910. It's the bottom picture on page 15 of http://www.equinestudies.org/true_collection_2008/true_collection_2008_pdf1.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-22573585609522649722010-02-19T17:47:04.879-05:002010-02-19T17:47:04.879-05:00Just did a little research on a stallion my friend...Just did a little research on a stallion my friend tried to breed his mare to(frozen semen, she never "took")named Cheenok. I remember seeing a video of him as a youngster and his movement was very similar to Totilas. <br /><br />Trouble is, if Totilas becomes the new "standard" of dressage, does that mean everyone will be teaching their horses Spanish walk to create the Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.com