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What is a canter regarding horses?

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The canter is a gait, in other words, a speed or pace a horse is traveling at. The gaits start off at a walk, a four beat gait, then trot, a two beat gait (opposite legs move in sync), then canter (a three beat gait) and then a gallop, which, like the walk, is also a four beat gait.

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