Hey Horse Lovers! In today's video I will be taking my NEWEST HORSE Zazu to his first show! He is a gaited horse and typically it's not traditional to take gaited horses to open shows and ride hunt seat but here at Free Spirit Equestrian we have fun and do what's best for the horse and rider. My student Piper will be riding him in his classes! Zazu is a 13-year-old Tennessee Walker X and he stands about 14.2hh but is super stout. His personality is calm, kind, and fun! So how will he do at the show?! Stay tuned to find out! IF YOU ENJOY MY CONTENT SUBSCRIBE! WHAT DOES GAITED MEAN?! What is a gaited horse? A gaited horse is a horse that moves each leg independently. Doing so allows one foot to constantly be on the ground, allowing the horse to conserve more energy than they would while trotting. Gaited horses are used for traveling as they have greater stamina and endurance. To put it simply a gaited horse, moves like a regular horse does at a walk, it places all four feet down independently, the difference is in the upper speeds, the next speed for a trotting horse is a trot, and for a gaited horse it is just a faster walk, and some gaited horses can walk so fast that even the trotting. Mentorship Program: https://freespiritfarm.info/mentorship-program Coaching & Consulting: https://freespiritfarm.info/consult EMAIL: [email protected] If you want to buy him a gift: ⬇️ AMAZON WISH LIST: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/20JWQ9MFGNI98?ref_=wl_share CHECK OUT MORE FREE SPIRIT EQUESTRIAN: https://freespiritequestrian.carrd.co/ FREE SPIRIT EQUESTRIAN MERCH!
