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How to Gallop a Horse

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Summary: The gallop is the fastest horse gait, a two-beat version of a canter. Practice leading a gallop with expert riding tips from an experienced riding instructor in this free video series on horse gaits.

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By Mara Keith-Hunter
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Mara Keith-Hunter is a lifelong equestrian and head coach for the Hampshire College equestrian team. She rode in the Intercollegiate National Horse Show for both the University of...read more

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"Once you are comfortable with cantering, both sitting and in two point, we can try and get a gallop. Galloping is a two beat version of the canter and it's what you see on the race track. It's a little bit hard to get the gallop in a small area, but we will give it a try. So we are going to start the same way we get the canter, and we will start with just the normal canter and I am going to get up into my two point so that my horse can easily move underneath me and I am going to close my leg, asking for this bigger stride."

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