What is a gallop?

Galloping is the fastest horse walk; Horses can reach speeds of up to 30 miles per hour (50 kilometers per hour) on the gallop. Usually, this walking can only be maintained for a short time because it requires a huge amount of energy. Fans of horse racing saw the horses working in Gallop, because this walk is classic in races, and the gallop is also used in hunting and in the Ring Show. In general, it is only a walking for advanced riders, because it is difficult to control horses on a gallop. It is very similar to these three gallows, except that the CVAL requires even more power from the hind legs. In nature, this walk has undoubtedly developed so that the horses allow the predators to quickly escape, and therefore relies on speed explosion rather than stamina. The goal is to get away from a dangerous place rather than keeping a step -by -step flight.

If you watch a video of a horse that slows down, you can seethat the gallop includes the moment of suspension in which all four legs are outside the ground. At a moment of suspension, the legs are bent under the horse's body just before the horse lands with the hind leg and takes off with an explosive force and stretches the front legs as far as possible to move forward.

Unlike trot and gallop, the gallop has basically only one speed. Some show horses learn to demonstrate gallop in their hands, a more controlled form of gallop, but generally the horses either flutter or Canter.

Sitting a gallop is difficult. Most riders receive a two -point position in which the body is slightly brought up through the saddle and leaned forward above the horse due to balance. It takes time to learn to sit safely and control horses on gallop; A non -rider or a rider who lacks control can find that a gallop will turn into a sprint that cannot be controlled until the horse is out of energy, and this is not desirable. In general, the riders should be very comfortable with gallop before pushing to gallop, and many riders withFirst, he tries a gallop on the main line, allowing someone else to control horses while learning to sit safely walking.