While visiting Iceland I learned that the Icelandic horse has five gaits. One gait, the Tolt gait, is a four-beat smooth trot. The Tolt gait was so smooth that the horseman rode a lap without spilling ...

How a horse moves is called its gait, but what is a gait? The way a horse moves is called its gait. Horses have four basic gaits and there is a good reason why horse owners pay attention to the ...