Do you know of any draft horse breeds that are gaited?

July 19th, 2008 | by drafthorse |
draft horse
Joe J asked:


also, anyone ever cross a draft horse with a paso fina? did it have a smooth gait and produce a larger horse? thanks
MULEREIN… I WOULD LIKE MORE INFO ON GAITED MULES.. YES I HAVE CONSIDERED IT. PEOPLE TELL ME I AM CRAZY.. I LOVE MULES. TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE GAITED ONES

BRODERICK
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  1. 5 Responses to “Do you know of any draft horse breeds that are gaited?”

  2. By Mulereiner on Jul 21, 2008 | Reply

    There have been indepth studies on drafts and their gaits…

    The is a reason why they move as they do, the weight would damage/break bones if they didn’t have the action they have.

    They are not gaited, they are built to move as they do.

    As far as breeding a gaited horse to a draft.. theres no guarentee that the gait will transmit to the offspring.

    Are you a larger rider needing a larger horse and looking for gaited animals?

    Tennesee walkers are stout horses, and Missouri Fox Trotters also.

    EDIT- have you delved into the thought of gaited mules?

    EDIT- I’m still not sure if your needing a bigger animal for the reason for your question, but gaited mules come in all sizes from pony to 16+hands. They are bred out of gaited mares (paso, MFT, TWH) and with gaited jacks.

    Mules can take more weight than horses, due to their bone structure and muscle content. Thats why mules do not pull against horses in weight contests.

    They are extremely smooth, moreso than gaited horses. Donkeys take the mares gait and make it even more better providing the conformation is appropriate.

    The only issue is, and you run into this with gaited horses, that if your riding with nongaited animals, you tend to outwalk them so your constantly waiting for the nongaits to catch up. Just something to think about.

    If you have any other questions please let me know

  3. By super_goofychick on Jul 21, 2008 | Reply

    there is no purebred draft breed that is gaited. crossing a gaited horse with a non-gaited horse only produces a gaited offspring about 25% of the time. a draft/paso cross would be short and wide and if it happened to inherit the gait it would be choppy and rough due to the size and bone density of the draft. drafts dont have the ability to get their hocks down up under themselves that is required of a gaited horse to produce a smooth gait. a tennessee walker is your best bet for a large gaited horse. there are different styles of walkers and their is a stock horse type that is similiar in appearance and structure to a quarter horse. these types of walkers are great for larger riders and have tons of stamina

  4. By CF_ on Jul 22, 2008 | Reply

    this is a link on Gaited Breeds..

    draft breeds generally the smoothness does NOT matter as much as strength.

  5. By oddishkennels on Jul 23, 2008 | Reply

    no draft horse is gaited due to the heavy work they did it would not serve them properly. I have seen pasos bred with perchons but i didn’t do anything for the gait. I have heard though if you can find somebody who breeds their friesan with morgans that is a nice sized horse and most of the time the gait is very nice. But if you are looking for a really nice gaited breed i would get a rocky mountain horse they areso smooth, i own one i had two till last year, the mares gait was great and her sons gait is even better, and if your looking for a large horse they can get to beover 16hh my mares father was 17hh and they are very sweet and gentle even the studs

  6. By Jethro C on Jul 26, 2008 | Reply

    Yes the percheron is a gaited draft. almost the same as a spotted saddle horse. the percheron has alot of saddle breed blood in its linage

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