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Quiz about Usual and Unusual Gaits of the Horse
Quiz about Usual and Unusual Gaits of the Horse

Usual and Unusual Gaits of the Horse Quiz


You've heard of the walk, the trot and the canter. But have you heard of the running walk, the rack and the tolt? Take this quiz and learn more about the gaits of the horse.

A multiple-choice quiz by morrigan. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
morrigan
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
244,043
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
2774
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Question 1 of 10
1. Both the walk and the gallop are four-beated gaits. (Each beat is a hoof-beat.)


Question 2 of 10
2. Both the pace and the trot are two-beated gaits.


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of these is a three-beat gait? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This gait can reach speeds of 30 miles per hour, and it's also seen naturally in one Nordic breed. Which gait is it? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The Tennessee Walking Horse has perfected which of these gaits? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is the paso corto to the Paso Fino? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of these gaits can be described as being a "broken trot"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Is the rack a two or a four-beat gait?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 9 of 10
9. What is the slow gait? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In Western riding, the slow, three-beated gait is known by which name? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Both the walk and the gallop are four-beated gaits. (Each beat is a hoof-beat.)

Answer: true

While a walk averages speeds of 2-4 miles per hour, the gallop can reach speeds of 25 miles per hour and up. The Thoroughbred is best known for its gallop.
2. Both the pace and the trot are two-beated gaits.

Answer: true

While the trot is a two-beated gait in which the diagonal legs move together, the pace is a two-beated gait in which the legs on the same side move together. The Standardbred is known as a pacer and a trotter.
3. Which of these is a three-beat gait?

Answer: Canter

The slow gait is a four-beat gait, as is the rack. The American Saddlebred is born knowing one or both of those gaits. Training is just needed to perfect them.
4. This gait can reach speeds of 30 miles per hour, and it's also seen naturally in one Nordic breed. Which gait is it?

Answer: Tolt

The Nordic breed which preforms the tolt naturally is the Icelandic Horse. There are several other horse breeds that can rack, do the running walk and pace. The tolt is a form of the rack. A test to the purity and smoothness of the tolt is to have a glass of water in hand while riding the tolt. In a perfect version of the tolt, not a drop will be spilled.
5. The Tennessee Walking Horse has perfected which of these gaits?

Answer: Running Walk

The running walk is a natural gait to the Tennessee Walking Horse, however, it can be exaggerated by specialized shoeing and training. The running walk is a quick, four-beated gait. In it, the hind feet overstep the front feet by as much as 24 inches.
6. What is the paso corto to the Paso Fino?

Answer: The Medium Gait

The paso corto is a four-beat lateral gait. It is the medium speed gait, with the paso fino being the slow gait, and the paso largo being the fast gait.
7. Which of these gaits can be described as being a "broken trot"?

Answer: The Foxtrot

The foxtrot is known as a broken trot for this reason "a front hoof hits the ground a split second earlier than the opposite rear hoof, then a pause, then the same for the other diagonal pair of hoofs." From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_trot

The Missouri Foxtrotter is named after this distinctive gait. The foxtrot offers a ride with little to no bounce.
8. Is the rack a two or a four-beat gait?

Answer: four

To the American Saddlebred, the rack can come naturally. One of the gaits of the five-gaited American Saddlebreds, it's a comfortable gait to sit to because unlike the trot, since it's a four-beated gait, the hooves each fall separately, so there is little to no jarring.
9. What is the slow gait?

Answer: A lateral, four-beated gait

The slow gait is actually a slow version of the rack. It's one of the gaits of a five-gaited American Saddlebred, and it's also one of the easiest to sit to.
10. In Western riding, the slow, three-beated gait is known by which name?

Answer: Lope

The canter and the lope are basically the same gait, just with a different name. To the Western world of riding, the lope is the slow, collected, three-beated gait. To the English world, the canter is the three-beated gait where speed can vary.
Source: Author morrigan

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