There are various criteria for judging whether the walk is correct or not. What we are looking for is a horse that is travelling forward in a willing way without rushing. We can then look down at where his hooves are landing, or if he is tracking up or over, observing how far over the print of his front hoof, he steps with his hind hoof, ideally at least on top of the print of the front hoof but better is 2 hoof lengths over, whereas some horses have enormous walks, the hind foot landing a long way over the front. Keep in mind a huge walk like this can be difficult to train without losing rhythm or the purity of the walk. A V-phase should also be visible during the walk, this means that the the front and the hind leg form a V shape, a horse with a lateral walk will lack this. We are also looking for freely moving shoulders, allowing the horse to maintain his natural balance by moving his neck up and down in time with the walk.