Training a Trotter vs a Pacer

[theokodjak26]

Since we have many trainers on Plop, what can you tell us fans only regarding the training a trotter vs a pacer. I am asking if there are differences once both gaited horses are racing and not newbies.

[comeonman]

Trotters 100 percent about shoeing...it's that simple...off course you need a big engine...but shoeing makes the difference in equal talented trotter

[Generation XYZ]

Trotters make for more interesting training.

[Fuguzzi]

Trotters - shoeing, balancing, patience

[JIDGE]

Trotters grey hair.

[Fuguzzi]

Cute

[White Rabbit]

Here’s what I find amazing about trotters, Everyone am sure knows what penny loafer shoes are  & that people put pennies on the  tongue when wearing them. Now just imagine that you put quarters in the tongue instead of pennies and when you picked up your foot you could feel the weight difference.
You can literally take of 1 oz toe weights off and put 2 ozs on and the horse will know difference and trot clean. I think that’s absolutely amazing

[Kirbys Ace]

Pacer...... Hang a set of hopples on him and gas him to the hill! No real secret

Trotter.....Balan ce and finesse. Lay of the drugs. takes a horseman to train.

[Meadow Ford]

Bea Farber quote about driving a trotter.
"To drive a trotter first you got to tighten up your bra straps".

[Fuguzzi]

Bea Farber quote about driving a trotter.
"To drive a trotter first you got to tighten up your bra straps".
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[JIDGE]

I'm noticing pacers on the track and ongait.com with four inch plus toes in front. Is this some new trend?  I always remember a pacer's toes in front were 3 1/4 maybe 3 1/2 tops 3 5/8.

[Fuguzzi]

My  favorite trot drivers , in no particular order   Campbell, LaChance. Patterson jr, Herve, Hennessey, Pierce

[MIKE CAMPBELL]

It's much easier today to race a trotter than it was 40 years ago due to better track conditions, trotting hopples, better boots and better bred. If you want to laugh, ask some of the kids today if their trotter is line gaited or passing gaited. They will look at you like you are from mars.

[Fuguzzi]

Careful who you ask. They might say double gaited.

But seriously, you make a great point/points

[JIDGE]

It's much easier today to race a trotter than it was 40 years ago due to better track conditions, trotting hopples, better boots and better bred. If you want to laugh, ask some of the kids today if their trotter is line gaited or passing gaited. They will look at you like you are from mars.

Very true. Unfortunately, there are a number of trotting stallions with fertility problems. Hopefully an inflex of French trotting blood in the years to come will help remedy that. Also, no trotting hopples in France.