What Is The Difference Between Trot And Canter?

The difference between trot and canter involves the order in which the horse moves its legs, as well as how quickly he covers the ground. Let’s find out more about the paces of the horse!

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Trotting And Cantering Explained

The difference between each gait lies in the order in which the legs are moved, as well as whether the legs are moved at the same time or on their own.

Let’s take a look at each gait in detail: Walk The slowest pace of the horse, at the walk, the horse moves each leg in turn, which makes this a four-beat movement. Trot At the trot, the horse moves its legs together in diagonal pairs. It will move the right fore leg at the same time as the left hind leg, and vice versa.

Canter The canter is a three-beat movement that has a distinctive ‘moment of suspension’ where all four legs are simultaneously off the ground. Gallop The gallop is the fastest of all horse gaits. The legs move in the same order as the canter, but the paired diagonal legs land on the ground separately.

Gaited Horse Whilst most horses naturally have four gaits, some have an extra or alternative gait. Many breeds of horse are naturally gaited, whilst others can be taught to move at a new gait.

What Is The Difference Between Trot And Canter?

The difference between trot and canter is that trot is a two-time gait, whilst canter is a three-time gait.

Trot Vs Canter – Which Is Fastest?

Both of these paces can be either very slow or fast, depending on the stride length of the horse. Trot is generally a slower pace than canter, but a fast trotting horse can overtake a slow cantering horse!

So, as we have learned, the difference between trot and canter is that trot is a two. These are both difficult paces for the rider to learn, as they create a rocky movement that causes the rider to lose balance.

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