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[7] The gallop is the fastest gait of the horse, averaging about 40 to 48 kilometres per hour (25 to 30 mph), and in the wild is used when the animal needs to flee from predators or simply cover short distances quickly. Horses seldom will gallop more than 1.5 or 3 kilometres (0.93 or 1.86 mi) before they need to rest, though horses can sustain ...
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. At the walk, the horse will alternate between having three or two feet on the ground.
the gallop, which averages 40 to 48 kilometres per hour (25 to 30 mph), [86] but the world record for a horse galloping over a short, sprint distance is 70.76 kilometres per hour (43.97 mph). [ 87 ] Besides these basic gaits, some horses perform a two-beat pace , instead of the trot. [ 88 ]
Copper engraving of the "Great Galop" of Johann Strauss (1839). Galop rhythm. [1]In dance, the galop, named after the fastest running gait of a horse (see Gallop), a shortened version of the original term galoppade, is a lively country dance, introduced in the late 1820s to Parisian society by the Duchesse de Berry and popular in Vienna, Berlin and London.
Geoff Gallop (born 1951), Australian academic and former politician; George Gallop (1590–1650), English politician and Member of Parliament; Harold Gallop (1910-2006), Canadian middle-distance runner; Henry Gallop (1857-1940), English cricketer; Jane Gallop (born 1952), American professor; Matt Gallop (born 1987), New Zealand professional bowler
A list of notable jump horse races which take place annually in France, under the authority of France Galop, including all events which presently hold Group 1, 2 or 3 status. Group 1 [ edit ]
A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in France, under the authority of France Galop, including all conditions races which currently hold Group 1, 2 or 3 status in the European Pattern.
7Horse is an American rock and blues duo formed in 2011 most notable for their song "Meth Lab Zoso Sticker" which was featured in Martin Scorsese's film The Wolf of Wall Street, in the second trailer and on the soundtrack. [1]