Abstract
Horses walk to go slowly, trot to go faster, then canter and finally gallop at their highest speeds. The walk, trot, canter and gallop are different gaits, involving different patterns of leg movement. This chapter is about gaits and their relative merits. Most of the examples are vertebrates, but it includes a little information about insects and other arthropods.
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Alexander, R.M. (1982). Walking, Running and Jumping. In: Locomotion of Animals. Tertiary Level Biology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6009-4_5
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