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GALOP RAPIDE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- magpie jump
1, record 1, English, magpie%20jump
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The most notable difficulty frequently met with in this work is the so-called saut de pie or "magpie jump". In this the horse uses both hind legs together, or almost so, instead of moving each hind leg in turn and in proper diagonal sequence with the corresponding front leg. 1, record 1, English, - magpie%20jump
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- saut de pie
1, record 1, French, saut%20de%20pie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Défectuosité d’allure, dans laquelle, au trot rapide, les postérieurs du cheval s’élèvent et pratiquent une sorte de galop. 1, record 1, French, - saut%20de%20pie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
- Horse Husbandry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- trot
1, record 2, English, trot
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A moderately fast gait of a horse ... in which the legs move in diagonal pairs. 2, record 2, English, - trot
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
to trot: Of horses, go at a gait between a walk and a run by lifting the right forefoot and the left hind foot at about the same time and then the other two feet in the same way. 3, record 2, English, - trot
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Besides referring to this specific way of walking, the term "trot" means, generally, the slowest gait of the horse, the "gallop" being the fastest, and the "canter", an intermediate gait, faster than the trot but slower than the gallop. 4, record 2, English, - trot
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
- Élevage des chevaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- trot
1, record 2, French, trot
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Allure diagonale à deux temps, dans laquelle les bipèdes diagonaux se lèvent et se posent tour à tour. 2, record 2, French, - trot
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En plus de ce sens spécifique lié à la pose des pieds au sol, le terme «trot» désigne, en langage courant, une allure lente, et le galop, une allure rapide. 3, record 2, French, - trot
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
- Cría de ganado caballar
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- trote
1, record 2, Spanish, trote
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-03-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fast gallop
1, record 3, English, fast%20gallop
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- galop rapide
1, record 3, French, galop%20rapide
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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