gallop
Fastest equine stride
Gallop is the fastest gait of a horse, a bounding run where all four hooves leave the ground simultaneously.
The word extends to any rapid pace: We galloped through the presentation.
A gallop is also an instance of this gait: We took the horses for a gallop across the field.
At full gallop means at top speed.
Female adult equine
- stallionIntact male breeding horse
- coltImmature male equine
- fillyJuvenile female equine
- foalYoung equine, under one
mane · hooves · saddle · bridle · reins · stirrups · equestrian · equine
Moderate equine gait
stride · hoofbeat · collected · extended · breakneck · headlong · bounding · thundering
Equine footfall sounds
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- tempoRate of musical performance
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- thunderingProducing deep, loud sound
pounding · drumming · staccato · syncopation · pulse · clatter · tattoo · percussion
Professional race rider
- racehorseEquine bred for speed
- thoroughbredOf pure ancestral line
- steeplechaseObstacle course race
- racecourseVenue for competitive running
paddock · betting · handicapping · furlong · homestretch · Seabiscuit · point-to-point · hurdling
sprint
Brief maximum-speed effort
race · charge · tear · hurtle · streak · zoom · barrel · fly · careen · accelerate
mare
Female adult equine
foal · mane · hooves · saddle · bridle · reins · stirrups · equestrian · equine · rider
canter
Moderate equine gait
amble · stride · hoofbeat · collected · extended · breakneck · headlong · bounding · thundering · pounding
hoofbeats
Equine footfall sounds
thundering · pounding · drumming · staccato · syncopation · pulse · clatter · tattoo · percussion
jockey
Professional race rider
- racehorseEquine bred for speed
- thoroughbredOf pure ancestral line
- steeplechaseObstacle course race
racecourse · paddock · betting · handicapping · furlong · homestretch · Seabiscuit · point-to-point · hurdling · sulky
- galloping horseEquine moving at fastest gait
- galloping hooves
- in full gallopRunning at top speed