Terms for
Performance Reasons

 

Gait

Positive Terms

Negative Terms

Walk
(English &
Western)

Brisk, Free moving, Ground-covering, balanced, relaxed, cadenced, collected, regular

Slow, stiff, unbalanced, peggy, short, unbalanced, nervous, irregular, uncollected, tense

Jog-trot
(Western)
Smooth, easy, free moving, balanced, relaxed, cadenced, collected, regular Stiff, rough, irregular, nervous, unbalanced, peggy, trappy, uncollected, strung out, tense
Normal trot
(English/Pleasure
Driving)
Free moving, relaxed, smooth, balanced, regular, cadenced, collected, even  short, trappy, irregular, nervous, unbalanced, peggy, uncollected, strung out, rough, stiff, tense
Strong trot
(English/Pleasure
Driving
Free moving, relaxed, smooth, balanced, regular, cadenced, collected, reaching, powerful, impulsion from behind, drive from the hocks strung out, exaggerated, hurried, short, trappy, irregular, nervous, tense, unbalanced, uncollected, rough, stiff
Lope/Canter
(Western/English)
3-beat, smooth, unhurried, collected, balanced, straight, relaxed, regular, cadenced 4-beat, rough, strung out, choppy, hurried, irregular, unbalanced, crooked, nervous, stiff, heavy
Hand Gallop
(Western/English)
long, free, ground covering, under control, collected, balanced, straight, relaxed, cadenced, unhurried hurried, stiff, short-strided, out of control, uncollected, unbalanced, crooked, nervous, tense, irregular, charging
Transitions
Western/English
smooth, relaxed, obedient, willing, easy, quiet rough, abrupt, unwilling, nervous, slow, tight
General on the bit, willing, more supple at the poll, more flexed, softer on the bit above the bit, behind the bit, fighting the bit, unwilling, switching tail, sour ears, heavy on the bit, wringing tail

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