canter
IPA: kˈæntɝ
noun
- A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four-legged animals.
- A ride on a horse at such speed.
- One who cants or whines; a beggar.
- One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.
- A surname.
verb
- (intransitive) To move at such pace.
- (transitive) To cause to move at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter.
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Examples of "canter" in Sentences
- The canter is a good exercise.
- Impulsion can occur at the walk, trot and canter.
- Some consider canter pirouettes amoung the high schools.
- In the case of the contested planet Novus, this is Eldon Canter.
- A speciality is the crossfigure and it is done in trot and canter.
- This is probably because the jump is mechanically like the canter step.
- That's where the idea that the canter is a restrained gallop comes from.
- This is the time when the rider's seat moves forward in the canter stride.
- The canter can be further divided by the frame and impulsion of the horse.
- The canter pirouette is a very difficult exercise when performed correctly.
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