The pace of a horse or other quadruped, more rapid than a walk, but of various degrees of swiftness, in which one fore foot and the hind foot of the opposite side are lifted at the same time.
Fig.: A jogging pace, as of a person hurrying.
(noun and verb) A gait characterized by two beats, with hoof s striking in diagonal pairs (right fore and left rear, etc.). There is a definite bounce to a trot.
Moderate-speed gait in which the horse moves from one diagonal pair of legs to the other, with a period of suspension in between.
An easy gait of a horse (between a walk and a canter in speed) where the legs move in diagonal pairs alternately.
An easy gait in which the horse's legs move alternately in diagonal pairs; i.e., the right front and left rear legs, followed by the left front and right rear legs.
The trot, also known as the jog in western riding, is a two beat gait in which diagonally opposite hoofs strike the ground in succession. In a fast trot, the horse may extend its hoof in a particular "pointing" motion.
a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together
run at a moderately swift pace
cause to trot; "She trotted the horse home"
a gait (style of stepping) used by horses
A two-beated gait, that is faster than walking, diagonal feet move together
In the trot the diagonal legs must be raised from the ground simultaneously and be replaced on the ground together, making two hoof beats. A jump from one diagonal pair of legs to the other. A two beat tempo. For instance, after the left diagonal (right fore and left hind) leaves the ground, the right diagonal (right fore and left hind) is raised before the left diagonal has touched the ground again, so that the horse is suspended with all four legs in the air for a moment. This moment is called suspension.
an english two beat diagonal gait also known as the western jog
A rhythmic two-beat diagonal gait in which the feet at diagonally opposite ends of the body strike the ground together; i.e., right hind with the left front and left hind with the right front.
A two-beated gait in which the diagonal front and rear limbs move forward or back at the same time. It is a medium speed gait which is more stable. See more information on gaits.
Diagonal two-beat gait, may be ridden sitting or rising/posting.
The trot is a natural gait of the horse where the diagonal pairs of legs move forwards at the same time, a diagonal gait. There is a moment of suspension between each beat, as seen here http://lydielemmens.free.fr/images/Skazir_trot_suspension_texte_grand.JPG. The pioneering 19th century photographer Eadweard Muybridge was the first to prove this.