Watch: The high-stepping piaffe trot in dressage
The piaffe is a high-stepping trot (two-beat pace on alternate diagonal legs) executed on the spot with prolonged suspension. The transfer between the piaffe and other movements should be smooth and without change in tempo.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Canter
The canter is a three-beat gait with a moment of suspension (none of the horse's feet touching the ground) after the three steps. There is a left canter (right hind, then left hind and right fore, then left fore) and a right canter (left hind, then right hind and left fore, then right fore).
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Pirouette
In a full pirouette, the horse pivots on the inside hind foot to make a full circle on two tracks. It is usually done at a walk or canter, taking six to eight strides to make the full turn. (A half pirouette uses the same movements to turn a half circle.)
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Walk
The walk is a rhythmic marching pace in which the horse's feet follow one another in a four-time beat (such as left hind, left fore, right hind, right fore).
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Trot
The trot is a swinging, two-beat pace on alternate diagonal legs (such as right fore and left hind, then left fore and right hind) with a moment of suspension (none of the horse's feet touching the ground) between the alternate steps.
