Ambling gait
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An ambling gait or amble is any of several four-beat intermediate horse gaits, all of which are faster than a walk but usually slower than a canter and always slower than a gallop. Horses that amble a
An Icelandic horse performing a rapid ambling gait known as the tölt
The ambling horse was prized in the Middle Ages
A horse's legs tied together using a device called a trammel to force a lateral ambling gait
Paso Fino performing the "classic fino', a slow, isochronous lateral gait
Canter and gallop
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The canter and gallop are variations on the fastest gait that can be performed by a horse or other equine. The canter is a controlled three-beat gait, while the gallop is a faster, four-beat variation
Ambling gait
…An ambling gait or amble is any of several four-beat intermediate horse gaits, all of which are faster than a walk but usually slower than a canter and always slower than a gallop. Horses that amble are sometimes referred to as "gaited", particularly in the United States. Ambling gaits are smoother…
A horse and rider at the canter
A miniature horse at a gallop
The diagonal pair (in this case, right hind and left fore) is no longer in sync at the gallop.
The suspension phase, all four legs momentarily off the ground