I have looked around and I have sought books to read and learn how to train the racking gait to a horse.
I would love to be pointed in the right direction.
I have an athletic arab mare with good action that is willing to learn.
I think riding a Racking Arab would be a blast. I also know it has been done before! Many of the ol' Kelloggs horses where taught the gait. Before the Remount days, I hear *Raseyn was taught the gait and so was Rabiyat.
Could you help me? Point me in the right direction?
Val

Gaited horses are born naturally that way and at just hours old can be seen sometimes gaiting and have a lateral movement, it is not somethng you can really teach a non gaited horse to do. I have heard of some Arabs being naturally gaited but I persoanlly have never ran across a true gaited Arabian. I have a gaited Morab mare, her Morgan sire is heavily gaited but I persoanlly would not try to encourage a racking gait out of her and try to focus on her single footing that is nice for trail riding. I like the softer gaits more than the big lick type stuff. If your wanting to get into the Racking type horse you might look more towrds a TWH, Foxtrotters and Saddlebreds they would be the breeds more suited for the high stepping gaits your looking for. There is really good book on Gaited Horses it is called The Fabulous Floating Horses by Barbara Weatherwax it is one of the best books on gaited horses and list 30 gaited breeds it gives a analysis on 16 gaits. If your interested in gaited horses this is a must have book to learn from.

Some saddlebreds are considered natural gaited horses (and have to be taught to trot) but most are taught to do the movement required for the slow-gait & rack.

The ASHA has videos and books available (asha.net)to teach your horse to do these gaits.