Biomechanics

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Total cards: 17•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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Front (Question)

The movement of 1 leg or a pair of legs is a …

Back (Answer)

Step

Front (Question)

A cycle of movement of all 4 legs is a …

Back (Answer)

Stride

Front (Question)

The leg bearing weight is in the …

Back (Answer)

Stance phase

Front (Question)

The period of movement of leg is called …

Back (Answer)

Swing Phase

Front (Question)

The period of stride when all legs are non-weight bearing is called …

Back (Answer)

Suspension

Front (Question)

What are the 5 natural gaits?

Back (Answer)

• Walk • Trot • Canter • Gallop • Back

Front (Question)

What is the footfall sequence of a walk?

Back (Answer)

4 2 3 1

Front (Question)

What is the footfall sequence of a trot?

Back (Answer)

1 2 2 1

Front (Question)

Is there a suspension phase in a trot?

Back (Answer)

yes

#10

Front (Question)

What is the footfall sequence of a canter?

Back (Answer)

2 3 1 2

#11

Front (Question)

Is there suspension in a canter?

Back (Answer)

yes

#12

Front (Question)

What is the footfall sequence of a gallop?

Back (Answer)

3 4 1 2

#13

Front (Question)

True or False: A backing gait is the same as the trot but in reverse.

Back (Answer)

True

#14

Front (Question)

Name some other gaits that are not natural.

Back (Answer)

• Walkers • Saddlebreds • Pasos • Peruvian • Foxtrotters • Pace

#15

Front (Question)

Cross-firing is when …

Back (Answer)

front and opposite hind leg hit each other while in swing or suspension phase.

#16

Front (Question)

Forging is when …

Back (Answer)

the front and hind leg on the same side hit.

#17

Front (Question)

Overreaching can be prevented by …

Back (Answer)

• corrective trimming and shoeing - bell boots