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Ok Bruce, help me here.

 

Is there a difference in the hoof beats of the rack and singlefoot??  I understood these

to both be a 4-beat gait. And that they are different due to speed.

What is the difference then in the runwalk? 

I understand the foxtrot, the pace and the trot.

 

Jody...now confussed.

Bruce Weary DC <bweary@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thank you, Faustina, for that clarification of the rack. It may 
> interest some folks to know that the different smooth gaits are not so 
> cut and dried, as they are performed by different horses and different 
> breeds, well, differently. A Tennessee Walker can run walk, canter, 
> rack, or pace. My foxtrotter can rack, foxtrot, runwalk, pace, trot and 
> canter. There is a breed
>  called the Racking horse, some of which can do 
> incredible speeds at what is called "speed racking." The world record 
> for a speed racking horse is 37 mph! Many of them can speed rack in the 
> 25-30 mph range. All while the rider sits there drinkin' a Starbucks.
> There is also the Indian Shuffle, the singlefoot, and any number of 
> variations of smooth gaits. Some horses do them better than others, and 
> I have found it difficult to find sure-footedness combined with 
> excellent gaiting, as some gaited horse can be a bit trippy. I agree 
> that the foxtrotter seems to be one of the best candidates for endurance 
> riding. I know of Tennessee Walkers, Kentucky Mountain Saddle horses and 
> Foxtrotters who have all finished Tevis. FWIW, Dr Q
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