Tell me about your trotters.....and their trot!

Maisie06 that's so funny, very similar story to mine. I swear his head was fully grown when I got him at 6 months lol. His body has taken 5 years to catch up but now he's a stunner. Well done with the dressage you must be very patient and consistent. Would LOVE to see a Trotter go elementary, keep us posted. They all seem to have great attitudes to their work so anything is possible.
 
He does have a super attitude to his work and is so willing and will try his heart out, he does make people look twice when they see him in the warm up!! If the temprament is right you are over half way there, will keep you posted as we have booked a lesson with a dressage instructor for next week - god knows what they will make of him!! it would be lovely to prove his doubters wrong and as long as he enjoys his work we will try and go as far as we can!!
 
They all seem to have lots of stamina and a good attitude to work. Mine always wants to go the long way round on a hack, he really is a work horse.
 
maisie06 said:
I have a trotter X, he turned up a weedy little runt, very odd looking with a head too big for his body! he has grown into his head now, but is not showring material, I had him in px for a nutty welsh pony with the intention to sell him on, long story short I backed him and did around 18 months of hacking with him and grew to like him very much!

me and a friend have now taken it upon ourselves to do some dressage with him - yes, we like a challenge!
Teaching him to canter has been interesting, he didn't really get it at first, but he has cottoned on to the idea now, the pony (approx 15hh) that everyone laughed at is now scoring mid 60's in intro dressage classes, His trot has taken alot of work, at first the head went up then the knees come up and faster and faster we went! It took lots and lots of transisitions, circles and serpentines plus a VERY light hand, you CANNOT pull a trotter down, he has to be ridden from the seat, but he is a very responsive and eager to please young man, when we started him I didn't believe he would be able to stretch but with time and patience he is getting more and more relaxed - he scored an 8 for a dressage movement that requires trotting a 20mtr circle while allowing the horse to stretch, so it can be done!!

He still shows his trotter side when he gets excited - his trot can keep up with other horses cantering, and he has masses and masses of stamina too. I would love to get him upto Novice level, maybe and Elementry but we will see what he can do and you can never tell with horses!!
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Wow! Do you have any photos/videos of him and his dressage would love to have a nose!
 
I have a trotter mare and from the ground she looks like a camel when she trots :( She took a bit of getting used as it felt so strange at first but now I don't even think about her trot. I got her as 'nanny' to the younger ponies on hacks as she is so calm but she's not a plod, she will stand forever if you ask her too, she even looks like she's falling asleep half the time!, but once you ask her to move off it's like she's on a mission and we have to keep stopping to let the other horses with us catch up....and that's just in walk :p in trot we just wait till we get somewhere safe and have a snooze whilst waiting for the others to join us.:)

Having a snooze with my son on board....excuse his position I think he was feeling a little sore as her paces are a bit different to his ponies. :rolleyes:

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We have a French trotter X cob, and a lot of the things others have said ring true. We've only had her a couple of months but she is proving to be a real work horse. I would love to do endurance on her as I'm sure she could trot for hours. She has about 4 different trots and we are still learning how to control them. Her fastest trot, often when I've asked for canter, I ride in suspension (almost hover as someone else said) I couldn't rise it.

Not posted pictures here before, but if it has worked this is my daughter on her.

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Wow raynerK your boy is lovely!

I have a horse I bought as full tb - but he is almost certainly a standardbred as he paces. What others have said about cantering in front and trotting behind and getting wider and wider behind all rings true for mine too.
But he now trots beautifully, has a fab walk and his canter is still a work in progress but is slowly improving!

He is also the absolute nicest horse to be around, really sweet nature, wants to please you and try's his hardest to work out what I'm asking. He also has pretty great feet and he's been happy shoeless since I got him (which I believe is typical of standies?)

I'd post pics if I could work out how to from my phone!
 
BlairandAzria said:
Wow raynerK your boy is lovely!

I have a horse I bought as full tb - but he is almost certainly a standardbred as he paces. What others have said about cantering in front and trotting behind and getting wider and wider behind all rings true for mine too.
But he now trots beautifully, has a fab walk and his canter is still a work in progress but is slowly improving!

He is also the absolute nicest horse to be around, really sweet nature, wants to please you and try's his hardest to work out what I'm asking. He also has pretty great feet and he's been happy shoeless since I got him (which I believe is typical of standies?)

I'd post pics if I could work out how to from my phone!
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Thank you, that's always reassuring to hear because he was the ugliest foal you have ever seen and everyone took the mickey out of me when I got him! He moved like a demented cart horse as well. But he is so genuine and trainable he can turn his hoof to anything now. He loves cross country the most. If I try to position him or organise him when jumping he gets in a mucking fuddle but if you just kick on and steer he just sorts himself out and would try and jump the moon for me if I asked him. Couldn't ask for a better horse. He is 6yrs old and will be staying with me for the rest of his days...
 
Samisheen she is scrumptious, she looks a bit tb as well maybe. But I suppose that's what they all originate from..
 
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he's only 14'1, and suppossed to be a welsh d x trotter he's very very fast & & won a lot of races at his first gymkhana with my cousin in October... he loves to hack but isn't keen on coloured poles but he's getting there

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What a super pony, looks perfect for your cousin Ginger Bear.

I have decided when I win the lottery I am going to breed trotter types meant for riding. I really think they are the sort of horse most families or amateurs would kill for. Such genuine all rounders and great attitudes to life. They are so over looked.
 
RaynerK said:
What a super pony, looks perfect for your cousin Ginger Bear.

I have decided when I win the lottery I am going to breed trotter types meant for riding. I really think they are the sort of horse most families or amateurs would kill for. Such genuine all rounders and great attitudes to life. They are so over looked.
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Thanks for your comments.. He is a lovely boy.. And yes you're right they do suit families..
 
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Took me a long time to get my chap's trotwork straightened out. He dished and ran on the forehand and generally behaved like he was in a cart 99% of the time !

But with patience (you can't get angry with him - he just shuts down), he has turned into a lovely horse. Perfect gentleman for great lady's ride - fine 15.2hh but with enough barrel that you don't feel underhorsed. I worked on rhythm and footfall for ages and still struggle with canter transitions. But he's a dude with a great attitude and a super jump!
 
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