Sunday, November 25, 2012
Amble
A general term for a range of four beat intermediate speed horse gaits
that are approximately the speed of a trot or pace but far smoother to
ride. Various terms for lateral ambling gaits, based on style, speed
or rhythm of gait. and breed of horse, include the slow gait, single
foot, running walk, stepping pace, sobreandando, paso corto, paso
llano, rack, tölt, and paso largo. The term usually refers to lateral
gaits, but may be applied to all four beat intermediate speed gaits,
including the diagonal four-beat gait referred to be terms such as fox
trot, pasitrote, and trocha.
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