Cool! What kind of gaited did you get to ride?  You had the most awesome trip- what a great way to visit another country!

As a college kid, I rode a Missouri Fox Trotter for a older lady for about a year. She was afraid of it and it had some bad habits. I rode it until she was able to sell it. As far as the OP goes, she did mention w-t-c and basic dressage so, for those two riders I would not think "gaited horse".