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What is a Horse Gait?
A horse gait, or gaits, is how a horse moves. There are several forms of gaits that go from running to walking. Depending on the command it is given a horse can be trained to shift between these gaits on command (a tapping of the shoe on the side of a horse or the usage of the reigns to slow it down. Much like shifting through gears on a car). There are two forms of gaits as well – natural gaits that all horses know at birth, and amble gaits that they are taught by humans.
The natural gaits are walking, trotting, canter, gallop, and pace. The walk is a natural four beat gait that goes about four miles per hour, and is seen in all horses. When walking the horse follows the 1-2-3-4 sequence, with one foot off the ground and the other three on the ground (except for a small moment when weight transfer occurs), while the horses head will bob up and down for balance. The trot is a two beat walk that goes about eight miles an hour, about the speed a human can run. A slow trot is called a jog, while a fast one has no real name. In this gait, or gear if you think about it in car terms (2nd), the horse moves both diagonal legs at the same time as it moves. The trot is the normal way for a horse to travel, due to the fact they quickly run out of energy at anything higher. A horse can maintain a trot for hours, whereas they can only maintain a gallop or canter for a few minutes. A trot can be somewhat hard for a rider because of the motion going up and down with each beat. A canter is one step up, going faster but not as fast as a gallop. A canter is the third fasted natural gait (3rd gear) and the gallop is the fastest (4th gear). There is also the Pace, which is about the same speed as the trot, but is different in that rather than diagonally – the legs on the same side move forward while the others move back. It can be faster than the trot, and smoother at slower speeds, but becomes very uncomfortable at faster speeds.
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