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horses’ gait
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The extended walk is a variation of a horse's relaxed walk, characterized by long, unhurried strides and a cadenced swing. In a walk, a horse moves at a moderately slow, four-beat gait where each foot strikes the ground separately, and the horse is supported by two or three feet at all times. The normal sequence of footfalls is right hind, right fore, left hind, then left fore. During a relaxed walk, the reins are kept nearly slack, allowing the horse's head and neck to move freely. This differs from a trot, which is a two-beat gait where diagonal pairs of legs move together.12

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