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2. In horse racing, may refer to the speed of the leaders of a given race, [8]: 353 i.e. "setting the pace" or "off the pace". 3. The speed of a horse or, as a verb, to regulate the speed of a horse, particularly over distance. 4. A group of asses, also known as a passe. [8]: 353 paddock 1. A fenced enclosure where horses are kept.
The walk, a four-beat gait. The walk is a four-beat gait that averages about 7 kilometres per hour (4.3 mph). When walking, a horse's legs follow this sequence: left hind leg, left front leg, right hind leg, right front leg, in a regular 1-2-3-4 beat.
O-Mok-See – Equestrian event consisting of speed racing and timed games for riders on horses; Reining – Type of western horse riding competition; Trail (horse show) – horse show; Western dressage – Dressage riding in western tack
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A horse which skipped the Kentucky Derby to run in the Preakness Stakes [30] or Belmont Stakes. [31] Nom de course A name, usually a pseudonym, used by a racehorse owner under which their horse is registered to compete. [5] Nose The shortest margin of victory in a race, any length shorter than a horse's nose. [5]
The speed of the canter varies between 16 and 27 kilometres per hour (10 and 17 mph) [3] depending on the length of the horse's stride. A variation of the canter, seen in western riding , is called a lope , [ 3 ] and is generally quite slow, no more than 13–19 kilometres per hour (8–12 mph).
Gaited horses are horse breeds that have selective breeding for natural gaited tendencies, that is, the ability to perform one of the smooth-to-ride, intermediate speed, four-beat horse gaits, collectively referred to as ambling gaits. [1] In most "gaited" breeds, an ambling gait is a hereditary trait.
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