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<blockquote data-quote="Running Arrow Bill" data-source="post: 95100" data-attributes="member: 9"><p>True.</p><p></p><p>On other hand, we are hooked on the gaited horses. Neither one of us can tolerate the heavy bouncy, rocking ride of the non-gaited breeds. Our riding horses, TWH Stallion, PP Mare, TWH Mare are in the 10-12 yr old range. Our "Other" horses are offspring of our pureblood breeding stock (outside breedings for our Peruvian Paso mare). We don't need another horse to ride. We're not breeding for the 2005/2006 season. We're not into the "puppy mil" activity and will sell the young ones (in time) before we consider any new breedings. </p><p></p><p>We don't do roping, cutting, jumping, racing, trick-riding, or show events. Only horses for pleasure and/or trail. We're in a nitch market and realize this. The QH breeds and other non-gaited breeds are very numerous in our (and other locations) and a lot of competition and we don't want that market. </p><p></p><p>While there are numerous advertisements for "non-gaited" horses that abound for these horses ranging from $350 to $1500, we have no desires to get into that low end market (Of course, there are many, many non-gaited horses/breeds that sell for much more). For example, it costs just as much to feed and properly care for a healthy $250 horse as it does a healthy $25,000 horse.</p><p></p><p>Peruvian Pasos (of Spanish ancestry) have a 100% natural inherited gait (and there are fewer than 35,000 registered in the world). TWH also have a natural gait. Until the PP is about 3 yr old, they are only in ground work...not <em>started</em> under saddle until they are 3.5 to 4 yr. old. The TWH about 2 years sooner. We don't "break" our horses, only slowly work their bodies and minds using gentle methods so they have our (and other's) trust.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Running Arrow Bill, post: 95100, member: 9"] True. On other hand, we are hooked on the gaited horses. Neither one of us can tolerate the heavy bouncy, rocking ride of the non-gaited breeds. Our riding horses, TWH Stallion, PP Mare, TWH Mare are in the 10-12 yr old range. Our "Other" horses are offspring of our pureblood breeding stock (outside breedings for our Peruvian Paso mare). We don't need another horse to ride. We're not breeding for the 2005/2006 season. We're not into the "puppy mil" activity and will sell the young ones (in time) before we consider any new breedings. We don't do roping, cutting, jumping, racing, trick-riding, or show events. Only horses for pleasure and/or trail. We're in a nitch market and realize this. The QH breeds and other non-gaited breeds are very numerous in our (and other locations) and a lot of competition and we don't want that market. While there are numerous advertisements for "non-gaited" horses that abound for these horses ranging from $350 to $1500, we have no desires to get into that low end market (Of course, there are many, many non-gaited horses/breeds that sell for much more). For example, it costs just as much to feed and properly care for a healthy $250 horse as it does a healthy $25,000 horse. Peruvian Pasos (of Spanish ancestry) have a 100% natural inherited gait (and there are fewer than 35,000 registered in the world). TWH also have a natural gait. Until the PP is about 3 yr old, they are only in ground work...not [i]started[/i] under saddle until they are 3.5 to 4 yr. old. The TWH about 2 years sooner. We don't "break" our horses, only slowly work their bodies and minds using gentle methods so they have our (and other's) trust. [/QUOTE]
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