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Watching Ben trot around I cant help noticing how light he is on his feet, particularly in front. He has naturally light floaty paces, his back end is naturally sat and his back (straight I know) is lifted by itself.
If only ponies and horses were naturally able to move like this!
Are donkeys and/or mules like this always?
Rabasta has said that the driving donkey wore out 2 or 3 pairs of hind shoes to one set of front. This sounds to me as though the donkey naturally takes the weight on his back end. We spend years training horses to do this yet it sounds to me as though donkeys do it naturally?
Is this possible?

I think horses also do this but we spend our time sitting"ooop front" don't we?

Some horses are built uphill and naturally move this way without a rider but then have to learn how with a rider, others are built downhill and will always struggle to have a light front end. There are some very peculiar shaped horses out there.

Exactly!
My Highland pony is actually higher on his rump than his wither and it has taken two years of schooling to get him to ride well. I know he is a heavy breed but even taking this into account, Ben seems to just do it naturally at liberty. He literally floats across the ground and the annoying thing is. he is so small, it will never matter, it will probably be totally wasted!
Im wondering if all mules will find it easier to engage behind and so move lighter and with more lift. I mean if I said my mule has so much expression will be seriously ridiculed, yet it is true.