Gallop Horse Gaits Diagram. D pie gait diagram of the gallop in quarter horses showing the footfall sequence and the durations of the suspension phase stance phases and overlaps expressed in seconds and as a percentage of stride duration. Horses have many gaits some specific to the br.
Likewise the right lead footfall would be left hind right hind left front right front. The horses left hand side is known as their nearside with the foreleg being called the near fore and the hind leg being called the near hind. When the horse is fully extending itself in a run there is a moment when all four feet are off the ground.
Actual timing of walk gaits may vary from the diagram.
It is a natural gait possessed by all horses faster than. The footfall pattern of the gallop on the left lead is right hind left hind right front left front. The gallop is the horses fastest gait. A well trained horse and legs in motion are called gaits.