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Verb
/ˈkantər/,
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canters, plural;
  1. (of a horse) Move at a canter in a particular direction
    • - they cantered down into the village
  2. Make (a horse) move at a canter
    • - Katharine cantered Benji in a smaller and smaller circle
Noun
  1. A three-beat gait of a horse or other quadruped between a trot and a gallop
    • - he kicked his horse into a canter
    • - I rode away at a canter
  2. A ride on a horse at such a speed
    • - we came back from one of our canters
  1. a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
  2. ride at a canter; "The men cantered away"
  3. The canter is a controlled, three-beat gait performed by a horse. It is a natural gait possessed by all horses, faster than most horses' trot but slower than the gallop, and is used by all riders. ...
  4. One of the four natural gaits of a horse. Slower than a gallop, this is a three beat gait.
  5. The canter consists of a series of bounds. In the correct canter three hoof beats should be heard. It is known as the right or left canter according to which foreleg is leading.
  6. The horse moves with three beats to each stride, is generally faster than the trot, and more comfortable to sit to! The name arises because if you rode at this pace from London to Canterbury you could do the journey in a day – before motor vehicles were invented of course.
  7. Three beated gait of the horse in which one hind leg strides first (the leading leg), followed by the opposite diagonal pair and finally the opposite foreleg. Called the lope in Western riding.
  8. A canter is faster than a trot, but slower than a gallop. It is easily identified by its distinctive three footfalls per stride, which can be heard clearly when a horse is cantering on a harder surface. ...
  9. A gait with three beats to each stride, two legs moving separately and two as a diagonal pair. Slower than the gallop and not as tiring.
  10. A slow gallop. Daily exercise run for race horses.
  11. In the show ring the canter is a slow, smooth and rhythmic movement.
  12. a horse gait equalling ten to seventeen miles per hour (sixteen to 27 km per hour)
  13. The canter is a broken three-beat gait, and should be performed with collection. The horse should be relaxed and under control, should not crossfire, and should be in the correct lead. ...
  14. This is the horse term for a three beat gait. The horse will lead with one front leg and drive with the opposing rear leg. In the canter there is a period when all legs of the horse are off the ground (suspension).
  15. Term used in English riding for a three beat gait. This is the same as a lope or slow gallop in Western discipline riding.
  16. three beat gait performed by english horses consisting of a left and right lead
  17. a 3 beat and a silence gait. See below on leads. The lope, gallop and run are different speeds of the same gait.
  18. A three-beat horse gait, with both front and rear legs on one side landing further forward than those on the other side – see lead below. In Western riding, the canter is known as a lope. ...
  19. religious speaker who uses cant
  20. A slow, easy gallop.
  21. A fast 3-beat asymmetrical gait – Video Example