{"id":852,"date":"2014-04-03T00:13:18","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T23:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.purcheval.com\/the-icelandic-horse\/les-allures\/"},"modified":"2015-02-13T16:41:23","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T15:41:23","slug":"the-gaits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purcheval.com\/en\/the-icelandic-horse\/the-gaits\/","title":{"rendered":"The gaits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][mk_fancy_title tag_name=&#8221;h2&#8243; style=&#8221;true&#8221; color=&#8221;#393836&#8243; size=&#8221;16&#8243; font_weight=&#8221;inhert&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0&#8243; margin_bottom=&#8221;18&#8243; font_family=&#8221;none&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221;]The Icelandic gaits[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text disable_pattern=&#8221;true&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;25&#8243;][mk_dropcaps style=&#8221;simple-style&#8221;]T[\/mk_dropcaps]he Icelandic horse is the only horse with five natural gaits.<br \/>\nThe t\u00f6lt and the pace are added to the regular gaits walk, trot and canter.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][mk_image heading_title=&#8221;The walk&#8221; src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.purcheval.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/icealndic-horse-PAS.jpg&#8221; image_width=&#8221;800&#8243; image_height=&#8221;600&#8243; crop=&#8221;true&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;true&#8221; frame_style=&#8221;rounded&#8221; target=&#8221;_self&#8221; title=&#8221;The walk&#8221; caption_location=&#8221;inside-image&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text disable_pattern=&#8221;true&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0&#8243;]The walk is a four-beat gait. The Icelandic horse has a tonic walk.\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">There are four footfalls heard, one after another. It is the base for a good t\u00f6lt.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][mk_image heading_title=&#8221;The trot&#8221; src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.purcheval.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/icelandic-horse-TROT.jpg&#8221; image_width=&#8221;800&#8243; image_height=&#8221;600&#8243; crop=&#8221;true&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;true&#8221; frame_style=&#8221;rounded&#8221; target=&#8221;_self&#8221; title=&#8221;The trot&#8221; caption_location=&#8221;inside-image&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text disable_pattern=&#8221;true&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0&#8243;]The trot is a two-beat diagonal gait where the diagonal pairs of legs move forward at the same time with a moment of suspension between each beat.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][mk_image heading_title=&#8221;The canter&#8221; src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.purcheval.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/icelandic-horse-GALOP.jpg&#8221; image_width=&#8221;800&#8243; image_height=&#8221;600&#8243; crop=&#8221;true&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;true&#8221; frame_style=&#8221;rounded&#8221; target=&#8221;_self&#8221; title=&#8221;The canter&#8221; caption_location=&#8221;inside-image&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text disable_pattern=&#8221;true&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0&#8243;]The canter is a three-beat gait. The three footfalls are evenly spaced, and followed by the &#8220;suspension&#8221; phase of the gait, which is when all four legs are off the ground. This is a speed gait. When called canter, the gait is controlled, a faster version of it would be the gallop.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][mk_image heading_title=&#8221;The t\u00f6lt&#8221; src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.purcheval.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/icelandic-horse-ToLT.jpg&#8221; image_width=&#8221;800&#8243; image_height=&#8221;600&#8243; crop=&#8221;true&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;true&#8221; frame_style=&#8221;rounded&#8221; target=&#8221;_self&#8221; title=&#8221;The t\u00f6lt&#8221; caption_location=&#8221;inside-image&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text disable_pattern=&#8221;true&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0&#8243;]It is THE gait of the Icelandic horse. The t\u00f6lt is a natural four beat stepping gait, like the walk. The horse has always at least one foot on the ground, which is the secret for its exceptional comfort. It can be performed at any speed from slow to very fast t\u00f6lt. 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