“You say tamato and I say tomato”.
Some Marchador horses are truly lateral gaited (PICADA- pi-ca-dah) like the other PASO breeds, and
some Marchadors have a unique marching gait that has diagonal couplets (BATIDA- ba-chi-da). There are opinions
that one is better than another. Some horses can do both gaits or be trained to
perform both.
The real question is -- are they smooth? You can find smooth, rythmic gait in
either lateral or diagonal horses. The smoothest horses are ones that have
three feet on the ground more often. This can be felt by the rider, seen on
slow videotape or by analysis of a recording of the hoofbeats.
There are differences between horses, so riding is encouraged to find your
perfect horse. However, even the roughest Marchador is still easy to sit and
enjoy as compared to a true trotting or pacing horse. We regularly ride both
gaits bareback and bridleless. Take a look….
Please click on the picture below to see a video of each gait. Featured are two
of the Summerwind horses, under saddle and bareback.
Batida gait – Bossa Nova de Miami
Picada gait – Chanel de Miami
At Summerwind, we are committed to representing both gaits and strive to
produce the smoothest ATHLETIC horse in our breeding program, whether the
natural gait is batida or picada.
For more information on the gait, go to
http://usmarchador.com