Rack
The rack is a fast, lateral four-beat gait with even intervals and no suspension, best known from the American Saddlebred.
What does this gait look like?
At the rack each hoof lands separately and at equal intervals. The gait looks high and flashy, with plenty of leg action, yet it is comfortable because there is no suspension.
- Number of beats
- 4
- Footfall order
- four even beats, each hoof separately, in lateral order
- Suspension
- No
- Type
- Lateral (same-side)
More about this gait
The rack (also called single-foot) is a symmetrical four-beat gait with four equally strong, evenly spaced beats. Its speed approaches that of the pace, but instead of lateral pairs each hoof lands on its own. The rack is one of the gaits of the five-gaited American Saddlebred type.
Which breeds show this gait?
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Sources: Hildebrand, M. (1965), Science 150(3697):701-708 (UC Davis) · Wikipedia.