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Equine Breeds

Equine Breeds. Equine Science & Technology. Equine Gaits. A gait is a particular way of going, either natural or acquired which is characterized by a distinctive rhythmic movement of the feet and legs. Walk A natural slow, flat footed, four beat gait.

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Equine Breeds

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  1. Equine Breeds Equine Science & Technology

  2. Equine Gaits A gait is a particular way of going, either natural or acquired which is characterized by a distinctive rhythmic movement of the feet and legs. Walk • A natural slow, flat footed, four beat gait. • It should be springy, regular, and true.

  3. Walk Video

  4. Equine Gaits Trot • A natural two-beat, diagonal gait in which the front foot and the opposite hind foot take off at the same split second and strike the ground simultaneously. • There is a brief moment when all four feet are off the ground and the horse seemingly floats through the air. • This gait varies considerably according to breed and training.

  5. Sitting Trotting Video

  6. Rising Trot Video

  7. Equine Gaits Canter (Lope) • The canter is a slow, restrained, three-beat gait in which the two diagonal legs are paired, thereby producing a single beat that falls between the successive beats of the other unpaired legs. • In the show-ring the lead should be toward the inside of the ring. Thus when traveling to the left, the front leg should lead (the horse is on the “left lead”).

  8. Right Canter Video

  9. Left Canter Video

  10. Equine Gaits Run (Gallop) • The run or gallop is a fast, four beat gait in which the feet strike the ground separately- first one hind foot; then the other hind foot; then the front foot on the same side as the first hind foot; then the other front foot, which decided the lead. • In executing the gallop, the propulsion is chiefly in the hindquarters.

  11. Run (Gallop) Video

  12. Equine Gaits Pace • The pace is a fast, lateral two-beat gait in which the front and hind feet on the same side start and stop simultaneously. • The feet rise very little above the ground. • The pace is faster than the trot but not so fast as the run or gallop.

  13. Pace Video

  14. Amazingly fast racking Video

  15. Equine Gaits Movement Defects The feet of an animal should move straight ahead and parallel to a centerline drawn in the direction of travel; any deviations from this way of going constitute defects. Forging • The striking of the forefoot by the toe of the hind foot.

  16. Equine Gaits Movement Defects Paddling • Throwing the front feet outward as they are picked up. • This condition is predisposed in horses with toe-narrow or pigeon-toed standing positions.

  17. Equine Gaits Pounding • A condition in which there is a heavy contact with the ground in contrast to the desired light, springy movement. • Defects in conformation that shift the horse’s center of gravity can lead to pounding. Rolling • Excessive lateral shoulder motion, characteristic of horses with protruding shoulders.

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