The horses near hind starts the pace off followed by the near fore, then the off hind with the off fore being the last leg to go down. The walk is a four time movement, which means that each leg moves on its own and in a set order. The right hand side is known as the offside with the foreleg called the off fore and the hind leg called the off hind. The horses left hand side is known as their nearside with the foreleg being called the near fore and the hind leg being called the near hind. Each gait has the horses legs moving in a set order. Horses have four gaits the walk, trot, canter and gallop which enables them to travel for many miles over varied terrain often with great stamina and speed.
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