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Brigitte
03-22-2006, 10:56 PM
Trocha Y Galope
It is a combined modality. where it is desired that the horse complies with the definition, rhythm, cadence, brio and further qualities of Pure Colombian Trocha, and also may start and sustain a galope with naturalness. These horses have different conformation from the Pure Colombian Trocha; it is larger and bigger conformation, typical of galope horses. Judges shall be very careful in the analysis of this gait because they are to severely penalize those horses who have been pushed, either by artificially speeding the trot, which is evidenced in the sonority of the two clearly defined beats or those which being only Trocha are forced to gallop in a movement which will sound in four beats, when horses do not have the natural talent, it will not allow that its appearance is collected and the rider will have a rough movement. The Trocha Y Galope horse is the result of the selection of Trocha horses which had the natural disposition to do the transition to gallop, offering great comfort to the rider. Like in Trocha, the crossing of horses with the same particular conditions ended up to fix characteristics which were proper of a combined gait, with completely defined characteristics, very pleasant for the rider

Out of Fedequinas July/August 2004
By: Angela Ochoa Mejia and Carlos Uribe Trujillo

AJ
03-23-2006, 05:10 PM
I have a Trochador. And for me those are the best horses to enjoy on trails.
I also have pasos but I love trocha and trote!

Pasogirlz
03-23-2006, 05:11 PM
Oh please do tell us about your horse. Got any pix to share?
Welcome back to the forum btw. ;-)

PattiB
03-23-2006, 05:24 PM
We have classes that call for a canter and we have to be on the correct lead both directions. Do they ask for both leads in a Galope classes or do they just take the one they like the best?

The reason I ask is many judges can't seem to tell the different leads.

Pasogirlz
03-23-2006, 05:31 PM
PattiB, At Mundial, I remember they had to change leads when doing the figure 8's and serpantines. They had to do both trote and galope in both directions. Not sure how it goes here in the U.S. b/c I haven't attended any shows. The Pura Trocha horses only had to trocha, no Galope, unless they were in a Trocha y Galope class.

Brigitte
03-23-2006, 10:23 PM
They have to do the figure eight and serpentine in trocha and galope, and judges pay attention to the leads, they want all the correct leads, and when galloping around the ring they want the correct lead too. They do notice, last time I was talking to a judge about that.