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OTHER RIDING GAITS 



There remain two other gaits 

 that frequently are seen on the 

 road or in the parks. These are 

 the step-and-pace and the rack 

 or single foot. 



In the step-and-pace, the mo- 

 tion is first a little faster than in 

 the walk. In it the forelegs of the 

 horse have the motion of the slow 

 canter and the hind legs the mo- 

 tion of the trot. Since this is not 

 a natural gait it is a difficult one 

 to teach a horse to keep. 



The single foot, often called the 

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