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  2. List of gaited horse breeds - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Horse gait - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Glossary of equestrian terms - Wikipedia

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    gait The way a horse moves its legs is a gait. [1]: 88 Gaits are divided into natural gaits which are performed by most horses (walk, trot, canter/lope and gallop), and those that are either trained by humans or are natural to a few breeds (ambling and pacing gaits). [9] [8]: 205 gaited horse

  5. Five-gaited - Wikipedia

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    Five-gaited horses are notable for their ability to perform five distinct horse gaits instead of simply the three gaits, walk, trot and canter or gallop common to most horses. [ a ] Individual animals with this ability are often seen in the American Saddlebred horse breed, though the Icelandic horse also has five-gaited individuals, though with ...

  6. Ambling gait - Wikipedia

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    An Icelandic horse performing a rapid ambling gait known as the tölt. An ambling gait or amble is any of several four-beat intermediate horse gaits, all of which are faster than a walk but usually slower than a canter and always slower than a gallop. Horses that amble are sometimes referred to as "gaited", particularly in the United States.

  7. Racking Horse - Wikipedia

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    The breed is known for its ambling gait, a four-beat intermediate-speed gait known as the rack or sometimes single-foot, which it performs in addition to the four-beat walk (called the 'show walk' in breed-specific competition) and canter. [2] The latter gait is not performed at breed-specific horse shows. When assessing the rack, judges place ...

  8. Category:Horse gaits - Wikipedia

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  9. Anglo-Arabian - Wikipedia

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    The Limousin horse. The Limousin horse was a breed that originated from the region of Limousin in France during the Medieval times. [6] They were created by breeding French native mares with imported English Thoroughbreds and a sprinkle of Arabian blood. [7]