Canter- Papa's Royal Delight- Tennessee Walking Horse

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Uploaded by on Feb 5, 2007

The "rocking chair canter" exhibited by Papa's Royal Delight. This barefoot black stallion exhibits the *true* foundation (unenhanced) gaits of the breed with no mechanical or artificial influences. He has won well over 100 blue ribbons and championships, including 6 National titles at sound horse shows throughout the country. Papa stands stud at Howe They Walk Farm in Greenwood, MO More videos, photos and training articles at www.naturalwalkinghorse.com or www.howetheywalk.com

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  • Wonderful horse... Go barefoot! Only complaint is that he sticks his nose out while cantering.... But it looks very nice.

  • Many people believe in 'framing' a horse's head at gait. I believe in teaching the horse to find and be responsible for his own gait and a big part of that is not framing.

    Papa is using the weight of his head and neck to help loft himself upward for the slower cantering motion. To me this is much preferable to a framed horse that stays flat and fast (and often 4 beat) in their canter. I realize its a matter of preference, but I prefer freeing the head.

  • Is your horse still standing at stud? He is beautiful. We do nothing but barefoot and my trainer and myself are still hunting for the perfect stud.

  • Absolutely. Papa is just turning 11 next month and has many years ahead of him.

  • That looks just like dressage i own a TWH his name is ringer i can not get him to do that i can only get him to gallop! or do a fast walk!

  • Stop in at Dr. Deb Bennett's website: Equine Studies Institute and read a wonderful post she made recently regarding the balanced canter. She says that a "runaway" canter is evidence of an unbalanced horse and one that is probably unbalanced at all gaits. She gives excellent exercises to work on. Equinestudies. org and go to the forums under "Cantering Slow"

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  • I make lots of comments on the bad horses on the web but your is truly superior. I wish everyone would have a look.

  • Very good advice...her Ranger article is a good read, as well.

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  • @ShadowAlchemy9393 - thats cause Morgans are supposed to have a PRETTY canter.

  • Just beautiful. Thank you for showing a true and correct TWH canter. Makes me happy. :)

  • I'm glad to see a natural gate instead of those stupid ones where the horses look like they're trying to kick something in front of them. I know this sounds bad, but there are times I want to shoot those horses and put them out of thier misery and then beat the rider and trainer to death for making that horse do that.

    He's a beautiful TWH though, he does that canter well too. Stunning and gorgeous animal, deserves every blue ribbon he's got I think.

  • i love to watch them canter! i think they are so pretty

  • ha very nice reminds me of my walker mare

  • no, not always. depends on the horse. not all the twh can even canter.

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