trotters n pacers

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have no experience of these types of horses so can you enlighten me?

can they be ridden and if so,what can they achieve?

are trotters and pacers different from each other?


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I have a trotter x arab, but he was never raced!! lol!! He has sucha character, and although he's not perfect he trys his best!!
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I have ridden ex trotters, adn some have been great, others have been total nut cases!! I used to ride one that would jump 1.40m but you ask her to do a dressage test she would refuse to canter
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All French Trotters that i have looked after/ridden have all had the best attitude to work and will try anything for their rider
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I used to ride a trotter years ago. He used to pace sometimes when you rode him. He was a lovely horse and had a go at everything even gymhana! I don't see why you couldn't rehabilitate one?
 
I have one! He was raced in Belgium. Cantering took some time to sort out, well I waited until he was going well in walk and trot an then started cantering and it was ok. He jumps canters ect. He is great but a bit stubbon!
 
trotters have a higer lifting trotting action than a normal trot and those horses that have been trained within the racing industry would have to be retrained in much the same way a an ex-racehorse.
pacers are harness horses with have hobbles so they cant break into canter and the same side of legs move together rather than opposite in a normal trot. A paced race is 3 seconds faster over a furlong than a trot race.

Both sorts of horses can be ridden however geting used to a pacers action is very disconcerting. They do however have a relectance to canter as in the racing industry they are trained not to break into canter.
 
Trotters trot the same as other horses and can be ridden in much the same way although if raced they would have to be re-schooled. Pacers move differantly, instead of the fore and hind legs on opposite sides moving together the fore and hind legs on the same sides move together. Pacers tend to be faster and if they have raced they can trot (pace) very fast - upto 35mph. Because of thier action they can find work in an enclosed arena difficult, although many can jump and if you can get used to the action they are alot of fun. They also tend to be safe rides for experianced riders and as many have been driven on roads they tend to be traffic proof. I had a pacer years ago who was great. That said, many people try to re-school pacers to trot and this is a bit unfair (its like teaching a 'normal' horse to pace IE difficult and un-natural.
Hope that made sense!
 
I have a standardbred who was trained to "trot" and it has taken time to get him to be able to canter but now he is doing great. He has an amazing pop on him to.
 
i've ridden a pacer. although she took a while to get going nicely (still paces occasionally- very odd feeling!), she has never stopped at a jump and is so laid back about everything. She has raced, hunted, XC, DR, SJ- the lot. her full brother has the same very laid back temperament.
 
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