BREEDING, TRAINING AND JUDGING  FOUR BEAT GAITED HORSES

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

I – MANGALARGA MARCHADOR 

II – CAMPOLINA

III – PIQUIRA

IV – CAMPEIRO

V – PASO FINO

VI – PERUVIAN PASO HORSE

VII – MOUNTAIN HORSES

- ROCKY MOUNTAIN HORSE
- MOUNTAIN PLEASURE HORSE
- KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN SADDLE HORSE
- SPOTTED MOUNTAIN SADDLE HORSE

VIII –   MISSOURI FOX TROTTING HORSE

IX – BRAZILIAN FOUR BEAT GAITS

- “Marcha Picada”
- “Marcha Batida”
- “Marcha de Centro”

X – RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONFORMATION AND FOUR BEAT GAIT

- Head
- Neck
- Chest
- Withers
- Back
- Croup
- Shoulders
- Fore legs
- Hind Legs
- Hooves

XI - FILLIES AND COLTS EVALUATION

- Conformation
- Gait
- Genealogy

XII – BREEDING SYSTEMS

XIII – BREAKING FOUR BEAT GAITED HORSES

XIV – TRAINING YOUNG AND ADULT HORSES

XV – JUDGING FOUR BEAT GAITED HORSES IN BRAZIL

- The art of showing
- How judging is conducted
- Judging procedures
- Judging system
- How the horses are evaluated

XVI – FOUR BEAT GAIT CONTEST IN BRAZIL

XVII – JUDGING FOUR BEAT GAITS IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

- Paso Fino show gaits
- Peruvian Paso show gaits
- Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse show gaits

XVII – FUNCTIONAL TESTS

- Agility and speed
- Precision and versatility
- Equitation

CONCLUSION