New horse excitement!

[ToxicMoxie]

My DH and I have just been given a horse, due to illness of the owner. While we can't really afford another, we are very excited as he is a Spotted Saddle horse, and amazing to ride! Does anyone else have experience with gaited horses? He's so incredibly smooth to ride, and very sweet too.

It's been decades since I've ridden a trotter - all good fun though. Congratulations!

Oooh I find that gaited 'trotting' a bit freaky - what does it feel like?? I've only ever seen them belting along at about 500mph on a race track on TV.

marge if I remember right it was quite smooth but you had to kind of wiggle your hips a la marilyn to sit it well.

I love spotted horses.My childhood pony was a spotty one.He sounds lovely-photo please.

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Ahh, my best boy was a spotty too. Congratulations!

trying to upload a photo, not sure how...
His running walk feel just like any horse who's going uphill very forward, just not quite breaking into the trot. It's quite hard to describe and as someone who is used to trotting and all, it's just weird going 30 and not galloping!