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A Missouri Fox Trotter, with rider, can maintain a speed of 5 to 8 miles per hour (8.0 to 12.9 km/h) while using the fox trot, and can cover short distances at up to 10 miles per hour (16 km/h). [6] In comparison, the average medium trot speed is 6 to 8 miles per hour (9.7 to 12.9 km/h).
The show was founded in 1958. [1] It is held at Ava, Missouri, on the headquarters of the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association. The Celebration begins on Labor Day every year and lasts six days, with the final night falling on a Saturday. [2]
The fox trot is most often associated with the Missouri Fox Trotter breed, but is also seen in other breeds. [7] The fox trot is a four-beat broken diagonal gait in which the front foot of the diagonal pair lands before the hind, eliminating the moment of suspension and giving a smooth ride said to also be sure-footed.
Thus, a Rocky Mountain Horse, with rider, can use the single-foot to cover rough ground at around 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) and short stretches of smooth ground at up to 16 miles per hour (26 km/h). [3] The faster speed is known as the rack. [7] In comparison, the average medium trot speed is 6 to 8 miles per hour (9.7 to 12.9 km/h). [10]
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Today, many Standardbreds are faster than this original standard, [20] with several pacing the mile within 1 min, 50 sec, and trotters only a few seconds slower than pacers. Slightly different bloodlines are found in trotters than in pacers, though both can trace their heritage back to Hambletonian 10.
Some horses do not naturally trot or pace easily, they prefer their ambling gait for their standard intermediate speed. [1] A mutation on the gene DMRT3, which controls the spinal neurological circuits related to limb movement and motion, causes a "premature 'stop codon'" in horses with lateral ambling gaits.
The American Quarter Horse, or Quarter Horse, is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. Its name is derived from its ability to outrun other horse breeds in races of 1 ⁄ 4 mi (0.40 km) or less; some have been clocked at speeds up to 44 mph (71 km/h).