page_title: Canter and gallop
hierarchical_section_title: Canter and gallop
caption_attribution_description: The horses have been confined to a dirt paddock for the past few weeks because Mariah has foundered. We put everyone in the paddock with her because we thought it would be less stressful on Mariah. Needless to say when we gave them all a chance to be in the big pasture, little Gingerbread wanted to run and play. Ginger is a miniature horse and stands just 38 inches tall at her withers. She was adopted from Minnesota Hooved Animal Rescue.
context_page_description: The canter and gallop are variations on the fastest gait that can be performed by a horse or other equine. The canter is a controlled, three-beat gait, while the gallop is a faster, four-beat variation of the same gait. It is a natural gait possessed by all horses, faster than most horses' trot, or ambling gaits. The gallop is the fastest gait of the horse, averaging about 40 to 48 kilometres per hour. The speed of the canter varies between 16 and 27 kilometres per hour depending on the length of the horse's stride. A variation of the canter, seen in western riding, is called a lope, and is generally quite slow, no more than 13–19 kilometres per hour.
context_section_description: The canter and gallop are variations on the fastest gait that can be performed by a horse or other equine.  The canter is a controlled, three-beat gait, while the gallop is a faster, four-beat variation of the same gait. It is a natural gait possessed by all horses, faster than most horses' trot, or ambling gaits.  The gallop is the fastest gait of the horse, averaging about 40 to 48 kilometres per hour (25 to 30 mph).  The speed of the canter varies between 16 and 27 kilometres per hour (10 and 17 mph) depending on the length of the horse's stride.  A variation of the canter, seen in western riding, is called a lope, and is generally quite slow, no more than 13–19 kilometres per hour (8–12 mph).
caption: A miniature horse at a gallop
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