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CHANGE FOOT [2 records]

Record 1 2011-06-02

English

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

At gallop or canter, action of the horse changing from one leg to the other, from a canter at right to a canter at left or the opposite; if performed in the dressage event, a change of gait at the request of the rider.

Key term(s)
  • change of foot

French

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

Au galop, action du cheval qui change spontanément de pied, va du galop à droite au galop à gauche ou l'inverse; en dressage, modification d'allure à la demande du cavalier.

Spanish

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

EL CAMBIO DE PIE SIMPLE (CON PASOS INTERMEDIOS). Es un cambio de pie en el que el caballo al galope, cae al paso y, después de un máximo de tres o cuatro pasos y a este aire, vuelve a salir al galope y sobre la otra mano.

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Record 2 1979-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skating
OBS

The execution of the change of foot occupies a brief period during which the skater transfers his weight from one foot to the other.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patinage
OBS

L'exécution du changement de pied se fait en un temps court durant lequel le patineur fait passer son poids d'un pied sur l'autre.

OBS

Ce terme appartient au patinage artistique.

Spanish

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