The most well-known locally is in New Holland every Monday. Some horses may sell for several thousand dollars. There are two gaits, pacers and trotters. They may be either standard or saddle bred. Trotters hold their head up high as they trot, one foot in front of the other in a sort of prancing style.
Pacers sway from side to side as they go down the road.
Sam told me about one horse he had owned that would constantly eat its bedding. Sam threw some peanut shells down to discourage the horse from this habit. Besides, this way, when he cleaned out the stall, he could just throw everything on the garden as natural fertilizer. But the horse seemed to like the peanut shells, too. Sam s veterinarian told him that he was concerned the peanut shells might give the horse the colic.