A question for those with welsh d's

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I understand that not all welsh Ds have the high knee action, however those who have it is it apparent from when the horse is a foal or is it something that develops as they get bigger???
Just curious as i have a 16 month welsh D colt who shows no sign of the high knee action trot?
Would they be marked down for not having the high action trot?? i don't intend to do serious showing with mine but he is really lovely with his 4 whites, blaze and very dark brown/black coat so wanted to get him out next year when he's 2 and just wondered about the trot :)
Thanks :)
 
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My 2 year old doesn't either, although she is one of the best movers I have ever seen. I got her at 9 months and her movement hasn't changed at all. So mine suggests his movement won't change x
 
Neither of mine have it unless they are really wound up and showing off. You can get people winding them up before they go in the showring I guess that's why.
 
I have a C, unless excitement comes into (which it does quite often, him being welsh and all that) then the knee action is not really apparent. He does have good paces in general however.

I don't think it should be ALL about the high knee action though, they should also throw the leg forward to cover the ground - mine has a habit of going up and down and not really going anywhere.
 
Brandy said:
I have a C, unless excitement comes into (which it does quite often, him being welsh and all that) then the knee action is not really apparent. He does have good paces in general however.

I don't think it should be ALL about the high knee action though, they should also throw the leg forward to cover the ground - mine has a habit of going up and down and not really going anywhere.
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Ditto this ^
My welsh d mare only shows her high knee action if shes trotting around the field playing
 
My 2yo D colt is a pain in the backside! He flashes his movement all round the field, showing off to every pigeon or crow that lands and yet when I take him to a show he trundles round like a donkey lol!

Movement is there for life. The only way to alter is is by getting them so fat that their back legs can't track up properly with their front because of their bellies and by making them wobble all over the shop. Most horses won't show their expressive movement unless they are trained to or are riled up enough to want to.
 
A welsh cob I had would do the high leg action if he was scared of stuff - maybe you could position a few scary black bin bags or something....:D
 
I can't speak in terms of in hand showing, but in dressage the trot is the most trainable pace, it can be altered (to a degree) with training. You're not going to create a Hackney if the basic action isn't there, but there are methods of training the trot to be bigger in terms of knee action or step size.

If you watch any of the proper Welsh boys showing in hand, you'll see the kinds of methods they use to get a show trot, plastic bags etc are popular.
 
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