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/ˈkantər/,
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cantered, past tense; cantered, past participle; cantering, present participle; canters, 3rd person singular present;
  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
  1. riding at a gait between a trot and a gallop; "the cantering soldiers"
  2. (canter) 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. (Canter) 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.
  5. (Canter) term used in English riding for a three beat gait. This is the same as a lope or slow gallop in Western discipline riding.
  6. (Canter) 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).
  7. (canter) A slow, easy gallop.
  8. (canter) the gait between walk and gallop; it consists of three beats followed by a moment of suspension, and has "leads" (in which legs on one side of the horse, front and back, reach farther forward than the legs on the other side).
  9. 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. ...
  10. (CANTER) In the show ring the canter is a slow, smooth and rhythmic movement.
  11. (CANTER) religious speaker who uses cant
  12. (CANTER) three beat gait performed by english horses consisting of a left and right lead
  13. (Canter) A fast 3-beat asymmetrical gait – Video Example
  14. (Canter) 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.
  15. (Canter) 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.
  16. (Canter) a 3 beat and a silence gait. See below on leads. The lope, gallop and run are different speeds of the same gait.
  17. (canter) a horse gait equalling ten to seventeen miles per hour (sixteen to 27 km per hour)
  18. 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. ...