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It depends on the type of horse you are talking about. A normal, everyday sort of breed then they would have 4 gaits, walk trot canter and gallop.
Some breeds have more than four gaits. For example, the Standardbred can pace, the Tennessee Walker has a running walk, etc. This gaits are unique to their specific breeds.
Within each gait, there are variations, especially for a dressage horse. These are extended, collected, working, and medium. However, these are variations and NOT gaits. A gait is defined by a unique footfall. Variations, on the other hand, take place within a gait and have to do with the speed of the gait and the collection of the horse.
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∙ 12y agoWalk- four beat gait.
Trot- Two beat gait
Canter- three beat gait
Gallop- four beat gait.
those are in order of slowest to fastest.
there are also gaits that are breed specific, like the rack.
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∙ 15y agothere are 4 main gaits. This is from slowest to fastest...walk, trot, canter, gallop. There are many other things that horses can do though, and these are just the main ones. other things would be extended canter, extended trot, and jog.
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∙ 15y agoThere are many gaits that horses can perform. The most basic are walk, trot, canter, and gallop. 'Gaited' horses can also rack, pace, foxtrot, and big lick walk. In dressage, riders can train horses to have a collected walk, working walk, medium walk, and extended walk. These intermediary gaits apply at the trot and canter also. Dressage horses can also be trained to do a passage and piaffe, which are different types of trotting.
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∙ 14y agoThe four gates of a horse are Walk, Trot, Canter and Gallop. But there are other gates for western then there are only three. The Walk, Jog and Lope. Also for dressage there is the Extended trot ect. Happy to help.
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∙ 12y agoDressage tests generally require the three basic gaits: walk, trot, and canter. More advanced levels will also extended walk, trot, and canter where the horse increases the length of his stride without increasing his speed. The most advanced tests include the passage (a slow, animated trot) and piaffe (passage in place).
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∙ 14y agothe gaits of a horse are
walk
trot
canter and
gallop
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∙ 13y agoThe four gaits are: walk, trot, canter, gallop.
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∙ 14y agoerrect or upright
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How many gaits does a horse have?
Four main gaits:Walk,trot,canter and gallop. But there are other gaits for certain breeds such as the Icelandic. There are also dressage gaits such as extended or collected trot etc. :D Answer four main gaits
What is a horse's gait?
In horses, a gait is like what pace they are going at. The four gaits a horse has arae walk, trot,canter,and gallop. In novice + dressage you get different levels of the gaits like extended trot. Also, some breeds of horse have a special gait, the walking trot.
Is there a Word for how a horse moves?
Movements of the horse are called gaits. You have 4 gaits and these are ;walk, trot, canter and gallop. Walk and gallop are 4 time gaits, trot is 2 and canter is 3. To mean a X time gait is to be able to count the number of legs moving speratly from one another before the gait starts again.
What is the step of a high stepping horse called?
It depends on the breed and the gait the horse is performing. A Saddlebred or Walking horse performs several gaits in addition to the regular walk, trot and canter. These are called the slow-gait and the Rack. Paso Fino and Peruvian Paso horses perform the Paso, the Quarto, and the Largo as part of their gaits. These are laterally moving trot like gaits that are very smooth to ride.
Can horses skip?
A horse can not skip, but a high level dressage horse does what are called tempi changes. A tempi change is when the horse changes lead in the canter. Check out an example on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAnTMNAbRLI
What do you mean when you talk about the gaits of a horse?
The gaits are the different ways a horse moves his legs, for example in the trot, the horse has a 2x gait movement, the walk is a 4x movement and the canter is a 3x gait.
How many gaits does a horse have?
Four main gaits:Walk,trot,canter and gallop. But there are other gaits for certain breeds such as the Icelandic. There are also dressage gaits such as extended or collected trot etc. :D Answer four main gaits
What are all the horse gaits?
Walk Trot Canter Gallop
What are a horse's natural gaits?
walk, trot, canter, gallop
How many gaits can a horse have?
There are 4 gaits (almost) every horse would have Walk Trot Canter Gallop There are 2 gaits most horses do not have Tolt (a gait between a Trot and canter) Flying pace (a fast running walk) (most Icelandic horses have these 2 gaits along with the other 4 gaits, only some other breeds may have those 2 special gaits) (when I said almost in the first line, I meant only a few horses have just three gaits)
Does a horse have to be trained to perform a gait?
No. The gaits of a horse are Walk, Trot, Canter, Gallop. They do that in the wild
How do you train your horse to gait?
If you are speaking of gaits like the Fox Trot and Running walk you will need a specific breed of horse as these gaits cannot be taught to ungaited horses. Also the term gaited is not really correct as all horses have gaits, but the term 'easy Gaited' is correct for horses possessing extra gaits and is becoming much more popular a term.
What is a horse's gait?
In horses, a gait is like what pace they are going at. The four gaits a horse has arae walk, trot,canter,and gallop. In novice + dressage you get different levels of the gaits like extended trot. Also, some breeds of horse have a special gait, the walking trot.
What are the gaits of the rocky mountain horse?
The Rocky Mountain Horse has the following gaits: Walk, trot, canter and an extra 'ambling' gait called a single footing gait, which can reach speeds of 6 to 16 mph.
What is a five letter word for easy gaits?
lopes walks (in a horse sense)
What are some examples of a horse's gait?
There are 4 gaits a horse will use: Walk, Trot, Canter/Lope, or Gallop.
Is there a Word for how a horse moves?
Movements of the horse are called gaits. You have 4 gaits and these are ;walk, trot, canter and gallop. Walk and gallop are 4 time gaits, trot is 2 and canter is 3. To mean a X time gait is to be able to count the number of legs moving speratly from one another before the gait starts again.
