hand gallop การใช้
- All contestants, at the command of the event's judge, are asked to have their horse hand gallop.
- Tests may include a halt for several seconds, rein back, demonstration of the hand gallop, figure-8 at the serpentine at the trot or canter with flying changes.
- A controlled gallop used to show a horse's ground-covering stride in horse show competition is called a " gallop in hand " or a " hand gallop ".
- The " hand gallop " of the show ring is not merely an extended canter, but a true lengthening of stride, yet still fully under control by the rider.
- In North American classes, the show hack is to show at extended, regular and collected versions of the walk, trot and canter, as well as performing a hand gallop, halt and the rein back.
- Working western horses seldom use a sustained hand gallop, but must be able to accelerate quickly to high speed when chasing cattle or competing in rodeo speed events, must be able to stop quickly from a dead run and " turn on a dime ."
- Only 16 of the young riders were selected for the championship round, which featured 13 obstacles and a complex combination of step-work that included approaches to fences at a trot, canter, counter-canter and hand gallop as well as the request to come to a dead halt in the center of the ring midway through the jump course.