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When the U.S. cavalry wanted to cover large amounts of ground with the least amount of wear to their horses in the shortest amount of time they would do a cavalry trot. 

 

   When a horse does a cavalry trot, the horse is trotting so fast that posting becomes difficult due to the speed of the trot. (Quick try doing squats as fast as you can.) So the soldiers would ride the horses in a two point or standing position.  

 

   So basicly, a cavalry trot is just a very fast trot.

 

 

- Allegra

Laney Humphrey <laneyhh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I can't help figure that out but I'm curious to know what you mean by a
"cavalry trot." that's a term I haven't heard before.
Thanks,
laney

Allegra C wrote:
> Ok here is a question for those who have gaited horse experience.
>
> My horse Boco has an odd gait he does. It is the same speed as his
> canter.
>
>
> To best describe the gait, it is a 4 beat gait, in which the hind
> legs move much like they would in a cavalry trot. Only he REALLY works
> off of his hind end. His front legs swing out in front of him and his
> shoulders start a swinging like crazy. (To re-phrase that, his shoulders
> swing easily, as he flings his front legs out in front of him self.)
> His hooves do not, how do I put this, move in a swinging or out of line
> movement... think of the movement most gaited horses make.... but
> instead stay right in line || .
>
> This is not his in between to a canter, it is a whole different
> animal. He will shift into it, and it has a definite rhythm. He can do a
> nice cavalry trot, posting trot, and jog, along with a few other gaits.
> But I have no idea what he is doing. I can find no referense to a
> simular motion on any gaited horse sites.
>
> - Allegra
>
>
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