How a Horse Canters 



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when he is going slow the gait is called a canter. 

 There are two other terms sometimes used in this 

 connection, the hand-gallop and the three-footed 

 canter. The former comes between the canter and 

 the gallop, but is more nearly like the canter, while 

 the latter is really a canter in front and a rack behind. 



Fig. 36. — The trot. 



In other words, it is a mixed gait and is considered 

 undesirable. The gallop and the run are rough to 

 ride, while the hand-canter and the canter are very 

 pleasant. 



The true canter is a gait of three beats. If the 

 weight is received upon the left hind foot, it next falls 

 upon the right hind foot and left forefoot, and then 



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