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 Loping up hills. (  KateS 11-21-2008 12:29 PM  Loping up hills.
I have a gelding that is very nice and listens very well but
when I take him up a hill or through a ditch he always lopes up
the incline. If I hold him back then he will stop and stand
still no matter how steep it is but if I don't hold him back he
will lope up. I've tried slowing him down but his only speeds
are stop and a slow lope that is slower than a walk. Now it
doesn't scare me or really bother me except that I believe that
I should be the one picking which gait we are in. On flat ground
his transitions are beautiful. Any thoughts would be very much
appreciated.  horsey*kisses 11-21-2008 01:36 PM  my horse does
the same thing, and i see what you mean by you should be picking
the gaits, i figured out though that because the way my horses
body is put together its more comfortable for him to lope up the
hill and lope or trot down the hill, sometimes my horse walks up
or down a