Gaited Horses for Dressage?
Does anyone out there use gaited horses for dressage? Obviously you wouldn’t use their special gaits, but I just wonder why I hear a lot about, say, Lusitanos in the dressage arena but not Paso Finos.
EDIT – Sorry, I didn’t make myself clear..I know Lusitanos aren’t gaited. But I was of the impression that Pasos and Lusitanos are both a Spanish "baroque" breed.
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Lusitanos are not gaited, Pasos are ( neither are Andulusians, which are closely related to Lusitansos.) It’s difficult to compete in dressage with a naturally "gaited" horse ( such as a paso or a fox-trotter) because thier natural gaits do not correspond to the gaits desired for Dressage competition ( flat four beat walk, four beat cadenced trot etc) and since they are natural gaits for these breeds, they are difficult to "train" out.