wat is the difference between, canter and gallop?
By joan_hazle
@joan_hazle (127)
India
5 responses
@danishcanadian (28955)
• Canada
10 Jan 07
I was wondering about this too. I'm glad someone asked the question, and I am glad this particular discussion received so many good answers. It's amazing what we can all learn from eachother.
@biwasaki (1745)
• United States
10 Jan 07
I would describe a canter as being slower and more controlled. A gallop is all out, as fast as you can go. You're still in control...but you get a great adrenaline rush!!
@dumbbunny022 (2)
• United States
2 Jan 07
The canter is a 3 time pace. The right legs work together as do the left. It is usually slower and collected. A gallop is a 4 time pace. The front legs work closer together as do the rear. The horse usually stretches right out. Its faster and full speed ahead. A canter is also the English form of a Western lope.
@Platinum56 (14)
• United States
3 Jan 07
DumbBunny gave you an excellent response...I was just going to say that a canter has 3 movements and a gallop has 4.... I love to canter...it is a little bumpy but I love it any way....
@royalkaliber (135)
• United States
15 Jan 07
The canter is a three beat gait. In this gait the first and third beats are made by two legs which strike the ground independently, but the second beat is made by two limbs striking the ground simultaneously. These two legs are a diagonal pair, one hind and one fore. The legs which strike the ground independently are known as the lead legs, meaning left lead or right lead, depending on which side the front leg strikes the ground independently.
The gallop is a four beat gait which is similar to the canter except that the diagonal pair of legs do not strike simultaneously, thus changing it from three beats to four beats. In this case the hind leg hits just before the foreleg.
