gallops
Fastest equine gait
Gallops is the third-person singular of gallop—to ride or run at a horse's fastest gait, where all four hooves leave the ground simultaneously.
Extended to any rapid movement: Time gallops toward the deadline.
The noun gallops names instances of this pace: morning gallops on the training track.
Relating to horsemanship
- steeplechaseObstacle course race
- jockeyProfessional race rider
- hoofbeatsEquine footfall sounds
- canterModerate equine gait
trot · saddle · bridle · stirrups · reins · mare · stallion · thoroughbred
Moderate equine gait
Equine footfall sounds
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- tempoRate of musical performance
- pulseArterial blood throb
meter · drumming · pounding · thundering · staccato · tattoo · clatter · rumble
equestrian
Relating to horsemanship
- steeplechaseObstacle course race
- jockeyProfessional race rider
- hoofbeatsEquine footfall sounds
canter · trot · saddle · bridle · stirrups · reins · mare · stallion · thoroughbred · mane
canter
Moderate equine gait
stride · sprint · run · dash · bolt · charge · race · amble · walk · jog
hoofbeats
Equine footfall sounds
pulse · meter · drumming · pounding · thundering · staccato · tattoo · clatter · rumble · thudding
racing
Speed competition sport
flying · charging · speeding · dashing · hurtling · sprinting · streaking · barreling · bounding · swift
accelerates
Increases in velocity
skyrockets · snowballs · spirals · balloons · mushrooms · rockets · shoots up · runs away · takes off · advances
- horse racingthoroughbred, horse racing, racehorse, flat race, horses
- Rhythm Gamesarrows, combo, full combo, timing window, difficulty rating
- Berkshire Downsrolling hills, racing stables, training grounds, racehorses, Ridgeway
- Americana Musicspirituals, folk ballads, hymn books, Camptown Races, Beautiful Dreamer
- body soundsheart sounds, heart murmur, sneeze, wheeze, heartbeat
- galloping horseEquine moving at fastest gait
- galloping hooves
- in full gallopRunning at top speed