difference between hand gallop?

Chief horse · 01-20-2007, 06:48 PM

Could someone please tell me the difference between a hand gallop and galloping in, or even what hand gallop means? Thanks!

Dicey · 01-20-2007, 06:56 PM

As far as I know, hand gallop is used mostly in hunter classes, and it means get in a two-point and let your horse go a little - obviously not a full gallop, since you're in a ring, but I think it's kind of to show that your horse can speed up and slow down and stay under control nicely. If someone else knows more about it, please correct me, but that's what I think it is...

drunkenmimes · 01-20-2007, 07:02 PM

I've always been taught a hand gallop is more like a fast canter. Its still three beats but a little faster pace then your horse's "normal" canter. A gallop is a gallop. Your horse is "running", all four of their feet are off the ground at once. Hopefully what I was taught was true and this helps you :0)

Dicey · 01-20-2007, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by drunkenmimes

I've always been taught a hand gallop is more like a fast canter. Its still three beats but a little faster pace then your horse's "normal" canter. A gallop is a gallop. Your horse is "running", all four of their feet are off the ground at once. Hopefully what I was taught was true and this helps you :0)

Yeah, this sounds right to me. drunkenmimes explained it better than me!

Charliesmom · 01-20-2007, 08:14 PM

I looked it up and found this?? Hope it helps..

The hand gallop is used for jumping fences and is also one of the A.H.S.A.'s Tests 1-19. It is performed at between fourteen and sixteen miles per hour, or 1232 feet to 1408 feet per minute, and should appear controlled and at a speed appropriate for the size of the arena. At the hand gallop, the horse's footfalls strike in the same three-beat sequence as at the canter. This distinguishes the hand gallop from the faster racing gallop, which through extension of the horse's limbs causes the feet to fall in four separate beats.
You should be in two-point position for the hand gallop, with only your two legs making ontact with the horse, and your usual third point of contact, your seat, being raised above the animal's back. The lack of weight makes it easier for the horse to carry you at a greater speed and enables it to jump less encumbered.
Your torso should be inclined forward at the hand gallop, "with the motion" of the horse. The angulation will vary somewhat as the horse's stride is shortened or lengthened. For example, when the horse is hand-galloping down the long side of the arena, your hip angle should be closed about 30 degrees in front of the vertical to be with the motion. Just before the short side of the arena, you should open the angle to a slightly more erect position, so that your upper-body weight can aid your arms in collecting the horse to balance it for the corner.

kellidahorsegirl · 01-20-2007, 08:17 PM

Hand gallop is basically just an extended canter. You get up in a slight two point and move your horse out. Its not about going faster, but getting more extension out of the gate.

Hand galloping is used in hunting....or sometimes in a hunter course. Its a ground covering, CONTROLLED gate.

JumpsxGlory · 01-20-2007, 08:18 PM

The hand gallop is simply a faster paced canter, it's not an actual gallop, and the only time I've seen it done is in Hunter classes. The higher levels...

Hope that helped.

01-20-2007, 06:48 PM	#1
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drunkenmimes Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: connecticut Posts: 1,053 Images: 115 Blog Entries: 3	I've always been taught a hand gallop is more like a fast canter. Its still three beats but a little faster pace then your horse's "normal" canter. A gallop is a gallop. Your horse is "running", all four of their feet are off the ground at once. Hopefully what I was taught was true and this helps you :0) __________________ .:. It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to *fall*.:. .:rach:. 4-16-07Today, we are all Hokies. Keep them in you hearts.

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kellidahorsegirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,308 Images: 14 Blog Entries: 18	Hand gallop is basically just an extended canter. You get up in a slight two point and move your horse out. Its not about going faster, but getting more extension out of the gate. Hand galloping is used in hunting....or sometimes in a hunter course. Its a ground covering, CONTROLLED gate. __________________ Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. I am THE exception to the rules www.sporthorseartconnection.com

01-20-2007, 08:18 PM	#7
JumpsxGlory Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 9,415 Images: 1130 Blog Entries: 2	The hand gallop is simply a faster paced canter, it's not an actual gallop, and the only time I've seen it done is in Hunter classes. The higher levels... Hope that helped. __________________ "Success will only come to the dressage rider who wins the friendship of his/her four-legged partner and turns him into a ally"~Alois Podhajsky 100% D-R-E-S-S-A-G-E Carpe Diem (Ollie) Dressage Gelding

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01-20-2007, 06:56 PM	#2
Dicey Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The City No One Wanted, TX, US Posts: 447 Images: 102	As far as I know, hand gallop is used mostly in hunter classes, and it means get in a two-point and let your horse go a little - obviously not a full gallop, since you're in a ring, but I think it's kind of to show that your horse can speed up and slow down and stay under control nicely. If someone else knows more about it, please correct me, but that's what I think it is...

01-20-2007, 08:14 PM	#5
Charliesmom Full Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 85 Images: 10	I looked it up and found this?? Hope it helps.. The hand gallop is used for jumping fences and is also one of the A.H.S.A.'s Tests 1-19. It is performed at between fourteen and sixteen miles per hour, or 1232 feet to 1408 feet per minute, and should appear controlled and at a speed appropriate for the size of the arena. At the hand gallop, the horse's footfalls strike in the same three-beat sequence as at the canter. This distinguishes the hand gallop from the faster racing gallop, which through extension of the horse's limbs causes the feet to fall in four separate beats. You should be in two-point position for the hand gallop, with only your two legs making ontact with the horse, and your usual third point of contact, your seat, being raised above the animal's back. The lack of weight makes it easier for the horse to carry you at a greater speed and enables it to jump less encumbered. Your torso should be inclined forward at the hand gallop, "with the motion" of the horse. The angulation will vary somewhat as the horse's stride is shortened or lengthened. For example, when the horse is hand-galloping down the long side of the arena, your hip angle should be closed about 30 degrees in front of the vertical to be with the motion. Just before the short side of the arena, you should open the angle to a slightly more erect position, so that your upper-body weight can aid your arms in collecting the horse to balance it for the corner.