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A horse and rider at the canter A miniature horse at a gallop. The canter and gallop are variations on the fastest gait that can be performed by a horse or other equine.The canter is a controlled three-beat gait, [1] while the gallop is a faster, four-beat variation of the same gait. [2]
[1]: 3 Also includes how the horse uses its shoulder, humerus, elbow, and stifle; most often used to describe motion at the trot, but sometimes applied to the canter or gallop. [ 3 ] : 97 High action is a breed characteristic of Saddlebreds [ 1 ] : 3 and other breeds used in saddle seat and certain harness disciplines.
A controlled gallop used to show a horse's ground-covering stride in horse show competition is called a "gallop in hand" or a hand gallop. [12] In complete contrast to the suspended phase of a gallop, when a horse jumps over a fence, the legs are stretched out while in the air, and the front legs hit the ground before the hind legs.
A sidesaddle is measured by length and two width measurements, "neck" and "seat" The saddle must fit horse and rider. The sidesaddle tree differs from an astride tree, most notably by the structure of the pommels but also due to a much longer saddle point on the left side of the saddle. [ 11 ]
In a transverse or lateral or united canter and gallop, the hind leg on the same side as the leading foreleg (the lateral hindleg) advances more. [1] In horses this is the norm. In a rotatory or diagonal or disunited canter and gallop, the hind leg on the opposite side (the diagonal hindleg) advances more. [1]
Paso Fino performing the "classic fino', a slow, isochronous lateral gait. All ambling gaits have four beats. Some ambling gaits are lateral gaits, meaning that the feet on the same side of the horse move forward, but one after the other, usually in a footfall pattern of right rear, right front, left rear, left front.
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From the standpoint of the balance of the horse, the trot is a very stable gait and does not require the horse to make major balancing motions with its head and neck. [1] Due to its many variations, the trot is a common gait that the horse is worked in for dressage .