Glossary


Arabian Stallion Horse At Flying Trot
Arabian Stallion Horse

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Flying Trot
The trotting gait in which the animal leaves the ground during each stride.
This increases the amount of ground that can be covered with a minimum increase in expenditure of energy to that used in a supported trot.
The brief suspension phases of the suspended trot, when momentarily no feet touch the ground, is also known as spring.
Also known as suspended trot.
Cf. supported trot

 

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