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walk= 4 beats trot= 2 beats canter= 3 beats gallop=4 beats this is 2 the best of my knowledge i am definant that walk and gallop r both 4 beats

Normally you would first get him looked over by a vet to see if he may be hurting, but if he doesn't do it when you ride with a saddle, it probably is not a problem with his health, so first of all, we need to look at you as the rider.

Do you move a lot on his back when he lopes? Do you fly up in the air and slam down on his back with every stride? Do you use the reins to keep your balance? Either of these can frustrate, confuse, unbalance and even hurt your horse, causing him to buck. So, have an instructor watch you, or a friend video you so you can see if you are the problem.

If you are not pulling his mouth to keep your balance and you have a deep seat and are not moving around and annoying him, the other thing it may be is that your horse knows you are more easily bucked off when you are bareback, so he tries to dump you knowing you are not as secure on his back when you ride bareback as you are with a saddle. To fix this, you need to become become the best rider you can be so that he cannot buck you off, even when you are bareback. If you fall off when he bucks, you are training him to buck. If you stay on, you are teaching him he is just wasting his energy.

Another thing is, he may just be "feeling his oats" Try more turnout if possible so he can get his bucks out in the pasture more, and always do some groundwork before mounting up. It not only warms up his physical body, gets rid of some excess energy, but it also gets him prepared mentally.

Trotting is a gait, but skipping isn't. Trotting is like running, and the horse's legs move in diagonal pairs. In English riding, riders post to the trot.

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You can post the trot till you see the horses nose to the jump then you should go into you're jumping position (2 point). Note the horse's nose does not leteraly need to touch the jump.

a working trot is a trot between a collected trot and the extended trot. It should be energetic and have good forward motion, not 'pokey', but should not be 'fast'. Just a good active pace relative to your horses motion.

For adult females, the average step length is about 26 inches and the average stride length is around 52 inches. For adult males, the average step length is 31 inches and the average stride is 62 inches.

It depends on the breed of horse. A Tennesse Walker can do all the gaits.

Um, NO that is wrong. ANY horse, can Walk,Trot(Jog),Loap(Canter), and Gallop. Thoroughbreds can Breeze, and gated horses like the Tennese Walker, just have a few more gaits.

Well, you see, if we're going to get technical, it depends on what you're asking. Are you asking if they can trot and canter like normal horse or are you asking if they can trot and canter naturally, at birth, without training. If your question is the latter, then no. Not all horses can trot. Some Standardbreds are born as pacers, which means they pace instead of trot. They can be retrained to trot, but it is not natural to them.

The theory behind the higher head carriage for hunt seat riding is if your going over fences and hedges (example:fox hunting) you want your horse's head up and paying attention. I don't want to take my horse over a fence, even a low one, if his head is not up and his eyes not forward. It is dangerous for horse and rider both. The lower head carriage is the product of the modern show ring style. Too low is not good for anyone.

It is probably the shape of their hoof or a deformity in their leg.

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Actually, it is not the shape of their hoof, it is the position of it. Horses can be toed in or toed out, also they may be cow-hocked these could lead to 'paddling' when they trot.

The difference between thw western trot and the English trot is simple. The western trot is called a jog, which is much slower than the English trot. The English trot is called a trot, which is much quicker than western jog. Also you are not suppose to post in a western saddle you only do that in an English.

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To tell (or ask) your horse to trot is:
"Aller au trotter."
Translation is: To go into a trot.

I think you make it gallop, trot, or jump.

As with all forward impulsion, it is asked with legs and seat. Be sure not to 'throw away' his head though.

sit deep in the saddle and keep your heels down

The running walk, which is the equine equivalent of the human racing walk. They also tend to amble (pace) instead of trotting.

No, posting or rising trot is a way to ride the trot and you can post any type of trot. Extended trot is where the horse lengthens it's trot stride to cover more ground. Typically this causes the trot to smooth out a bit making it easier to sit the trot.