Mold | Gait/Pose | Confirmation/Gender comments | Breed Suggestions | Avoid these breeds |
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trotting, circling left | Dutch Warmblood, Dutch Tuigpaard, Hanoverian, Oldenberg, Wielkopolski, Knabstrupper, Belgian WB, British Appaloosa, Holsteiner, Dutch Harness Horse, Cleveland Bay cross, Gelderlander cross | Trakehner, Kisber-Felver, Irish Draught, Akhal-Teke, Cleveland Bay, pure Gelderlander | |
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Cross cantering | cross-cantering is not a desired gait in most undersaddle classes | heavy-type Hanoverian or Oldenburg or other WB | Lighter WB/TB |
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galloping/cantering, left lead | TB, TB cross, appendix QH | ||
Piaffe/trotting | Friesian, Friesian cross, Finnhorse, grade carthorse, various draft or draft-cross, Cleveland Bay cross, North Swedish Horse (riding type), Moriesian | Cleveland Bay (too much feather) | ||
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Cantering | Belgian WB, Dutch WB, Danish WB | ||
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Trotting | |||
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Trotting | Freisan, | ||
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Standing | shoulder somewhat upright, slightly gooserumped; some versions have ewe neck | STB cross, lighter sportbred or warmblood, possibly Akhal-Teke and Nez Perce horse | Australian Stock Horse, Kiger, QH, Criollo |
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extended trot (hind leg is lowered for balance purposes) | Hanoverian, Oldenburger, Holsteiner, Westphalian, Dutch WB, various warmbloods | heavy draft, pony breeds | |
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Walking | pre-2003 releases very lumpy in places, slight parrot-mouth, eyes a bit bulgy and uneven from the front | TB, TB cross, Standardbred, Missouri Fox Trotter, Selle Francais, Australian Stock Horse | Draft breeds |
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Jumping | boxy head | various heavier warmbloods, Hanovarian | Anglo-Arab, Selle Francais, Trakehner |
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Canter/transition, walk | |||
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Standing | Older versions have molded on halter which may make it difficult to show as some breeds | ||
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Trotting | A bit stylized in the gait | ||
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Trotting | Head way up (not good for performance) | various warmbloods and sport types, Trakehner, Wielkopolski, Baden- Wurttemburger, Swedish WB, Kisber Felver | |
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Cantering | short neck, small ears | Irish or British hunter, various WBs, some cross with a touch of pony blood | Irish Draught or ID Sporthhorse (ears too small) |
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Pacing | Breed limited by gait | Standardbred (or other breed that does pace) | |
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Galloping (right) | |||
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Standing | molded-on tack limits showing possibilities; under muscled (compared to what is currently produced) | ||
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Cantering | various warmbloods, Dutch WB | Anglo-Arab, Selle Francais, Trakehner | |
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Galloping | |||
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Standing | Small head | TB, Budyonny, possible Akhal-Teke or A-T cross | |
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Galloping | |||
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Walking | Very drawn, under developed neck | TB, TB cross, light warmbloods or sporthorses, Anglo-Arab, Selle Francais, Danish WB, Dutch WB | draft or typey pony breeds, heavy warmblood |
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Standing | |||
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Halting | Small head, poor muscling of haunches, long neck | ||
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Trot | Cleveland Bay, Irish Draught; other WB/draft-cross |
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