a western canter is called a lope.
Horses gaits are some what similar to the human gaits. This is the order from slowest to fastest: walk, trot, lope, canter, jog, gallop(gallop being the fastest)
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
Yes, cantering is a 3 beat gait that is very comfortable. It is the fouth in rank of speed. Cantering before a session will loosen up your horse's muscles. Walk, Trot, Lope, CANTER, Hand Gallop, Gallop
The gait slower than a canter is the trot!
Nothing really, western riders usually refer to "lope" as a canter, and English riders refer to it as a "canter." But, I'm a western rider and I use canter, not lope, but it doesn't really matter.
Yes, a lope is a western term for a canter. It is slower and has 4 beats
a western canter is called a lope.
lope
Western Riding terms for Canter is "lope"!
In western it is, in English it is known as canter
collected canter, or in western terms, a lope Andalusiangirl
walk trot/jog canter/lope gallop
this is a unfinished answer you have walk trot canter run lope
It is the speeds of a horse example; walk, trot, canter/lope, gallop and is spelled gait.
walk trot/jog canter/lope gallop
natural gaits include the walk trot (jog) canter (lope) and gallop