Running Walk- Papa's Royal Delight- Tennessee Walking Horse

Running walk or Runwalk - True, foundation gaits of the natural walking horse exhibited by multi-champion black stallion, Papa's Royal Delight. This barefoot stud has won well over 100 blue ribbons and championships at sound horse shows throughout the country. He stands at Howe They Walk Farm, Greenwood, MO www.howetheywalk.com

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Pets & Animals

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• Naturally
• gaited
• pleasure
• tennessee
• walking
• horse
• stallion
• barefoot
• running
• walk
• runwalk

[raprhowe]

OK, I've been meaning to do this for quite some time. Just been tremendously busy trying to get my book finished.

Go see "Playin' Around with Papa" on my videos...

[raprhowe]

One of the biggest challenges in working the TWH walking gaits is to rate their speed. The running walk should never lose form in gaining speed. Like our own fast walk, a horse can only carry a true walking gait so fast before he/she must begin suspending. Suspension changes the gait into something else such as a rack, step-pace or pace, depending on the timing and balance of the horse... but the headnod goes away as suspension occurs and it is no longer considered a correct running "walk".

[TheBigBadBadger]

Beautiful, beautiful horse! I looked at his pedigree, and it appears he and my TWH horse are cousins! Nice to see a TWH doing his thing *naturally*!!!

[raprhowe]

Thanks so much. One of the great things about riding and developing a natural horse is that they KEEP GETTING BETTER! Papa is better today than he's ever been... bigger strided, bolder moving and even more fluid if you can believe it. I think every TWH should have the chance to develop their natural abilities.

[PhantomJumper08]

you should try this horse with some plantation shoes(lite or heavy shod) i bet he would be really hard to beat!!

[raprhowe]

Shoeing should be "only for hoof protection and preservation". I don't believe in shoeing to enhance gait. I want to develop my horses to see what "they" can become, not what my farrier can make them. At 10 yrs Papa is getting better every year. When you use weighted shoes, long toes, artificial hoof angles to correct gait you are not helping your horse. If this industry/breed is ever going to get these horses appreciated for what's bred in they've got to quit shoeing for gait.

[mthorselove]

Happy to see someone doing what's right for the horse! People that are looking for a stud to breed to should be happy as well because they know what they're getting. With an "enhanced moving horse" you don't know if the horse tends to be pacey or trotty, so if you are looking for a stallion to breed to your mare and say she is trotty or pacey you may be doubling up on the problem. His movement is perfect and a mare owner knows what they're getting. Keep up the good work!

[FirstClassSkeptic]

How far can the horse walk like this in a day?

[GhodiGirl]

Anita, you say that Papa is doing better than ever now; I would love to see an updated video.

[HorsezRtheBEST]

That looks so.... smooth (for the rider) but aggervating (for the horse). I would LOVE to ride a TWH and feel the "running walk" first hand. So much different from the Arabians I ride, I bet. ;)

Is the running walk relaxed for both the rider and the horse? Or is it more on the tenser side? I've always wanted to ride a gaited horse, though no one I know personally owns one.

[TheHorseluvah]

That looks like fun to ride!!! The gait, I mean. My horse would either go faster or slower...

[raidernicky109]

I used this video to show people what a natural TWH gait looks like. Then showed a big lick horse. Everyone loved your's. Keep it up!

[CynaRed]

me too!! i think its kinda funny though, chickens do the same thing =]

~getting a walker next month :D