Are you a horse person who has ever wondered if there is another gait besides walking, trotting, cantering, and galloping for some horses? Have you ever noticed that a Tennessee Walker just is doing something out of the ordinary? Has a video of an Icelandic Horse ever caught you by surprise? Well in this new post you will learn all about the mystery gait called ambling.

Ambling is the general word to describe the group of gaits that some horses have. They are usually faster than a walk, slower than a canter, and always slower than a gallop. They always have four beats. Some horses that do have this mystery gait are: Tennessee Walkers, Icelandic Horses, Missouri Fox Trotters, American Saddlebreds, Paso Finos, Rocky Mountain Horses, Racking Horses, and the Peruvian Paso Finos. Usually the ambling gait that each horse does, has its own name. In an Icelandic Horse, the ambling gait is called a tolt,  A Tennessee Walker`s ambling are described as running in the front legs, and walking in the back. All the Paso horses have a 1-2-3-4 rhythmic gait, and it is usually very slow. Pasos also preform a gait called a Trocha and a Pasitrote.

There are many more ambling gaits, but these are just a few of the most common and well known ones. Please check my blog for next week`s post on The Horse Page, make sure to check out my post: Best Place to Go Horseback Riding in Austin, Texas.