Icelandic Gaits
Gaits of the Paso Fino
Peruvian Paso Gait Examples
Gaited Breeds Located in NZ:
So what is a 'Gaited Horse'? Gaited horses refers to a horse that has a mode of movement additional to the general Walk, Trot, Canter and Gallop.
A gait could be a pace which is what Standardbreds display, though the pace is uncomfortable to ride.
The Gaited Horse category encompasses 'easy-gaited- horses that have smooth to ride motion which causes less jarring to the rider in the saddle.
Check out some of these videos demonstating the gaits of various breeds. Pay attention to the riders seat and see how motionless they can be in the saddle!
Tennessee Walking Horse Gaits
5 Gaited Saddlebred's Gaits
Gaits of the Rocky Mountain Horse
4 Gaits of the Missouri Fox Trotter
This website is a work in progress. Please reach out to correct and update information. We would like to feature great educational videos, photos of real horses proving their versatility and strengths, accurate preservation status numbers, news on the breeds from NZ and overseas, up to date contacts, links to websites, registries and associated entities for the breeds and more. In some instances placeholder or international images have been used where some nice local horses could be, we use what we can find at the time (hopefully without getting in trouble). We appreciate images supplied if you have any New Zealand based images.
