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Droemar β Horse Tutorial: Part 2
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I felt like doing a second part of the horse tutorial, just cause. And someone wanted tips on movement. I'm no expert, but I reccommend anyone get "How to Draw Animals" by Jack Hamm, cause he goes through ten frames of each movement of each regular gait of the horse. I've internalized them thanks to him.I also included stuff on gaited horses, because I can never resist letting people know that I own a Peruvian. I used pictures of Chano being worked for reference, because really, a 4-beat gait like his is impossible to get by watching him. Plus, I've tried to tell folks about gaited horses and they're like "What? Your horse is gay?"
I saw gaited riders at the Equine Expo in Texas in 2003, and the riders carried glasses of champage to determine who was the smoothest. A lady who had bragged up and down about her Tennesee Walker spilled her glass in like the first two minutes and ran around bumping into everyone else to make them spill their cup. But the guy on the Peruvian Paso stallion dodged her for the whole race and din't spill a drop. Heh.
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Sorry I hadn't commented earlier, only now have I looked back to realise there was a part 2! Extremely helpful!
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You really know your stuff, don't you? Just wanna know, what are Paso Finos and Peruvian Paso's like?
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OK. I rode a Tennessee Walker once and he was the boniest thing to ride. He was 26-27 years old and very bumpy. The bony part I just mentioned was because I rode him bareback. Not a good idea with this one. His name is Clyde, by the way and his gait is not smooth at all unless you get him going just right and even then, you have to pray for mercy on your poor bottom the whole time!
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Paso Finos are smoother, but every one I have ever known were nuts. Super high-strung and difficult to handle, and tended to hurt a lot of their riders.
Peruvian Pasos are still smooth, but they take more work to get them in gait. But in attitude, they are like Quarter Horses. Tractable, intelligent, hardworking, and eager to please. My horse back in the day took very good care of me when I was in the saddle; he knew I was there and became much more focused then he did when he was groundworked.
I would love another Peruvian. I adore them. Paso Finos I will never own again.
Their gaits are also totally different. Paso Finos take a million super tiny steps and sound like machine guns on hard surfaces (look them up on Youtube, they look really weird.) Peruvians have long strides, meant for travel, and move their forelegs similar to a swimmer's arm (called termino.)
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Thank you Laura, professional and useful tutorial
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The illistations are adorable 
The only issue is a gallop is a 4 best gait and would be more compared to a canter rather then a lope. A lope is usually something that western riders prefer and i do believe a proper lope has 4 beats instead of 3. And both a canter/lope have to be taught to the horse to properly perform them. As they are not a natural gate. Such as properly changing leads and what not. But I do appreciate the illustrations you have here they will help me In the future for drawing non stylized pieces 
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great tutorial! (Slight Error: or cat in flight) Awesome!
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Very helpful! Please continue to make accurate tutorials like these!
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So helpful! D= Your passion is clearly illuminated here, and it really is a gift to people like me, who only got to be around their first horse about two months ago. GREW UP COMPLETELY NAIVE TO EQUINES.
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I ride a paso named lucy we largo and corto and everything she is awsome! great tutorial!
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um.. what about when a horse is rearing up?
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could you tell me what size the background is? I want to do a tutorial but I don't know what size is good for tutorials. Thanks!
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Thank you, really good tutorial both of 'em =3
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Actually, if a horse is working correctly, from back to front, the head should NOT bob up in the trot. When that happens, the horse starts to lose it's forward momentum and frame. When this happens, you break the horse's back down! In the wild and in pasture, they can do this, there's not another 100+ pounds sitting on their back. When you ride them however, they should be collected, it saves the horse's back and allows them to be a partner in work for a longer time.
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This is lovely. I love horses, but I'm useless at drawing the movement of them, so thank-you.
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This is a really good illustration. I think it would even help out people who ride to better visualize the horses movements. Just a note though, the gallop is actually a four beat gait.
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Missouri Fox-Trotters have a wonderfully superb gait, but it's near impossible for me to draw.
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~mystiq-star got to it before I did.. gallop is a separate gate from the canter, not just in beats but in the posture of the horse as well. You have some good information, but you're touching a lot on things that you either don't explain or give incorrect information. Things like collection and suspension and the like.
Good job otherwise. =]
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Just so you know, a gallop is an entirely separate gait to the lope. It has four beats. It's fast, but you can hear each and every hoof hit the ground on its own. If you watch a horse race you can see it, too. Putting a galloping horse on TV in slow-motion will help. Also, the height of the horse's head depends on how fast he's galloping and whether he's goofing off or not as well as what kind of rein he's given.
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In iceland in some of the more relaxed "duels" you carry a glass of beer while TΓΆlt(ing) to show how smooth it is xD
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Oh, hey, that is awesome! The tolt looks super awesome to watch; they move so fiercely, but the rider doesn't even move.
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awesome, whats the difference between gaited and "non-gaited"?
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Most non-gaited horses have a moment of suspension, such as in the trot, that more or less jar the rider. Gaited horses tend to lack this moment of suspension, and as a result are very smooth and comfortable rides.
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Faving as this is a great anatomy/movement lesson I really need. xD Thanks a bunch!
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Thanx for the tutorial
I make line-arts, so it is very helpful!
thanks
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You did this as well??? You're indispensable!
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When a horse crossfires, it doesn't always hit itself or trip. Crossfiring just means the horse is out of lead in its back end. Its not something horses mean to do on a regular basis, its very common to see a horse crossfire coming out of a jump taken badly as they continue around the end of an arena to the rail.
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This tutorial is VERY usefull 
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hmm
Just a question, isn't this farther than 90degrees? [link]
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Yes, but that's jumping, not walking/trotting, etc. Jumping is allowed to break the 90 rule, because it's not a gait.
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OH! Okay. I guess I didn't understand the original description 
Cool, good to know ^_^
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Pacers gait on the parallel. But it is true that MOST equines gait on the diagonal. If you were to watch a Standardbred 'run' in harness you can clearly see the gait at work. (to ride a standy in its run is fairly uncomfortable...but do-able.)
This is a helpful tutorial though for most beginners.
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i have a question, since when does a gallop have 4 beats? that just kinda popped out at me...
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