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The Gaits - Paces |
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Back To Riding |
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Homepage |
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The Walk: |
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The walk is the slowest gait. And it is a four-beat rhythm. There is no moment of suspension in the walk. |
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The Trot: |
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The trot is an active two-beat gait with the legs moving in diagonal pairs, the horse springing from one pair to the other. It has a moment of suspension when the horse has all four feet off the ground. |
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The Canter: |
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The canter is a three-beat gait and has a moment of suspension at the end of each stride, a stride being regarded as one full sequence. The horse may "appear" to lead with either foreleg. |
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The Gallop |
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The gallop is very fast four-beat gait which is a natural extension of the canter. With a suspension. |
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