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| The Rocking Chair Canter - Video The canter is performed much as with other breeds, but the walking horses use their huge stride to carry this relaxed gait to new, ground-covering speeds. Always three-beat, the canter must remain forward moving and performed in a diagonal manner on the right or left leads. The Walking horse engages their deep backend reach to elegantly lift and gracefully flow forward and down in a controlled and collected manor. Thus, the canter gives us an easy rise and falling motion of the rocking chair from which the gait takes its name. The western horse performs a comparable three beat lope with the same ground covering smoothness, but with slightly less elevation. It should remain economical, straight and efficient on both leads.
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