Trotting horse

A trotting horse is a standardbred horse whose gait is diagonal, called trot. In a diagonal gait, horse's forelegs move in unison with the hindlegs on the opposite side – left foreleg with right hindleg and left hindleg with right foreleg. The other gait used by standardbred horses is the pace.

Related Topics:
Standardbred horse - Trot - Pace

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See also harness racing.

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