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Record 1 2016-02-29

English

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

An easy, rather collected gallop.

OBS

The horses may be inspected in the paddock before each event and are also paraded in front of the stands and enclosures before the most important races. They then canter down to the start where the starter's assistants supervise each horse being ridden into his correct starting stall (if in use) according to the draw.

OBS

Horse racing term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Galop d'allure réduite d'un cheval.

CONT

Galop qu'effectuent les chevaux pour se rendre du pesage à l'emplacement de départ de la course. (Le canter n'a pour but que de détendre les chevaux et de montrer au public la souplesse de leur action et la longueur de leurs foulées.)

OBS

Peut être aussi un galop d'essai ou d'entraînement d'un cheval de course.

OBS

Terme de courses de chevaux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
OBS

Término de carreras de caballos.

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