Movement on the trot:

The trot is one of the fastest gaits of a horse. Moving at a trot, the horse alternately crosses the diagonal with pairs of legs: right front-left back, left front-right back. Since the attack with both feet in each pair occurs simultaneously, the movement is performed in two measures and with its full cycle, you can hear 2 hooves hitting the ground. Depending on the degree of collection of the horse and the width of the Mach, there is a difference between the collected, working and added trot of a sports horse in the arena. Continue reading →