Welcome
to 'Neigh School' Here we will explain
and show animations of the common movements carried out when schooling
horses.
The four basic paces of the horse are walk, trot, canter and gallop.
Walk
The walk has a four time beat where the horse picks up and puts
down each leg in sequence. |
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Trot
The trot has a two time beat where the horse moves its legs
in diagonal pairs, the off fore and near hind together followed
by the near fore and off hind together. |
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Canter
The canter has a three time beat where the sequence of footfalls
begins with a hind leg, followed by (in a pair) the other hind
leg and the diagonally opposite foreleg, and lastly the remaining
foreleg. |
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Gallop
The gallop has a four time beat and the horse picks up and puts
down each leg in sequence as in the walk, but much more quickly.
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