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Record 1 2011-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
DEF

For a horse, a way of moving occurring when the hind quarters lose coordination with the front, the horse leading with one leg in front and the diagonal one in back.

OBS

Considered dangerous if it is the ordinary gait of the horse, the disunited canter is a figure in dressage.

Key term(s)
  • cross gallop

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Démarche du cheval lorsqu'il se déplace en avançant simultanément une jambe de devant et sa diagonale derrière.

OBS

Considéré comme la conséquence d'une perte de coordination et un mouvement aux suites dangereuses s'il s'agit de l'allure régulière du cheval, ce mouvement devient une figure en dressage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
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