8 Responses for "Two kind of random questions?"

1. Vanessa Hudgens March 14th, 2010 at 1:31 pm 1

   Best Answer – Chosen by Voters Yep, gaited horses can and do trot. A lot of them are harder to get into a good gait than the trot, in fact. Some Fox trotters will hard trot, then their slower trot is a fox trot. My son's walking mare has a killer running walk and slow gait, but if you cue right she will fall into a lovely extended trot that hunters would die for. My own walking gelding is a jack of all gaits– trot, fox trot, pace, rack, running walk… you name it, that guy will try it. His are a bit harder to cue for though–still working on his buttons. I would be far more tempted with a pink skinned horse to manage his environment– lots of trees for shade, turn out at night, in at day.. that sort of thing. Save the sheets and sunscreen for show days. Waterbabies lotion works great.

2. lady gaga March 14th, 2010 at 1:31 pm 2

   A Tennessee Walking horse tends to lean either direction, trotting, or pacing, either one. But the main objective in riding a Walking horse to not trot or pace rather, do the running walk or rack anything but a pace or trot. If you want to trot, I suggest getting a QH, or any other cow pony. as for the special care of the pink skinner horse…fly masks are good, any suntan lotion for humans is good. Keeping them in during the peak sun hours is also beneficial to their sensitive skin. If the horse is like you say pink skinned all over a fly sheet might help during cloudy days.

3. selena gomez March 14th, 2010 at 1:31 pm 3

   1. Yes… it takes a lot of training though, and not all gaited horses will do it. I know that people say this all of the time, but perhaps take one to a trainer (unless you have a lot of experience).2. Yes. White horses (horses with entirely pink skin.) need sunscreen applied at least twice a day all over their bodies, and they also should have a fly sheet on that has solar protection. IT would not be a bad idea to put a fly mask and fly neck rug on that have solar protection too. Without prper protection from the son, white horses get skin cancer very, very easily. They need a lot of attention and care in order to remain healthy (and skin cancer free). They are probably some of the most time consuming, difficult horses to keep because of their special needs for sun protection.

4. Vanessa Hudgens March 14th, 2010 at 1:31 pm 4

   not sure about the gaited horse question, but about the pink skinned horse, i would keep a fly mask on your horse whenever it's sunny out to protect from the sun. normally fly masks don't cover the muzzle, so there i would put sunscreen. use baby sunscreen, because it is not poisonous if your horse swallows some or gets some in it's water. hope i helped!

5. taylor lautner March 14th, 2010 at 1:31 pm 5

   1. Yes you can get one that trots, but there natural walking gait will be messed up and instead of a running walk they will just trot.2. My paint horse has pink skin and we put fly masks on him in the summer and suncreen on the rest of his face that isnt covered by the mask.

6. selena gomez March 14th, 2010 at 1:31 pm 6

   I've started working with a TWH recently and all he ever does is trot, so yes they can. Pink-skinned horses should have sunscreen and a flysheet in the summer time. They can easily get sunburned.

7. Vanessa Hudgens March 14th, 2010 at 1:31 pm 7

   1. Yes they can trot I have a TN Walker and he has the bumpiest trot.Idk about #2 though.

8. justin bieber March 14th, 2010 at 1:31 pm 8

   1. It is possible to get a gaited horse to trot, but VERY, VERY hard! I don't know how I did it, but I got this one Spotted Saddle Horse to. My instructor said she'd only trot for someone who she really wanted to trot for. There's been tons of people on her trying to get her to trot, but few of them succeeded. It was pretty comfy, actually. My friend has a walker/Welsh cross and it gaits, yet they're working with a trainer to get her to consisently trot. She's doing great! So yeah, I'd say it's possible, but it's hard, I'm sure!2. For an entirely pink horse, there is special care. My QH has a pink nose, and I put sunscreen on and he's never been burned. We just use sunscreen that you can buy at the store. My QH is actually half Appy, so he has mottled skin in a lot of places and is sensitive to light in the first place, so I bought him one of those fly sheets with solar protection and it works really well! Just make sure you buy the SOFT MESH – otherwise it just rubs and burns and causes sore spots. It's also a lot lighter weight so your horse don't get too hot. I would also get one with padded withers – and a tail flap. Fly masks are a must for any horse! You can also buy a neck hood that attaches to your fly sheet, that's your call. You can also buy fly boots, but once again that's your call.