Horse Gaits -- Footfall: Emphasis on the Diagonal

[@JetFuueled]

The colored leg wraps are really useful and helps imensly, easy to focus on also. Thank you so much!

[@andelivee7222]

Video's Purpose: *For people learning diagonals, or things to do with diagonals* What 90% of the viewers are watching for: *Animating Cycles*

[@THISCHANELHASBEENSCRAPPED]

Reason I’m watching: Furry.

[@standard-carrier-wo-chan]

@@THISCHANELHASBEENSCRAPPED I mean, any excuse to learn something new, right? The video is extremely helpful for me to compare the parallels between a horse walking and a human crawling, immensely helpful for an mlp fanfiction I'm writing.

[@arandomperson7141]

Animators thank you! You have no clue how hard it is to find good references for walk cycles

[@ssjfroku]

I don't have a horse nor do I animate, typed in footfall and decided to click, it amazes me how smart horses are and how they can be trained so well, animals are awesome

[@ruthdaly4824]

Great for animators.

[@kassyyar97]

Definitely!

[@emilyplaysgamesstuwe5801]

Mhm, I want to animate a walk cycle

[@glxpassat]

Having the different color leg wraps was extremely helpful. For whatever reason, I have a hard time following, even slow motion movements. As mentioned the two colored wraps made it much easier to follow. Thank you!

[@PudelsRule]

One of the best instructional videos I have ever viewed to teach the diagonals. I share it all the time with dog fanciers to help them learn about foot fall. I want to thank you for this presentation.

[@asmith6173]

Very helpful! Footfalls have been difficult for me to grasp but this video turned the light on for me!

[@TimScottz8]

I'm just working on timing all my aids with the feet and this video has helped a lot. In particular I had never thought of the walk as a diagonal gait before and in all my study it's the first time I've seen this mentioned

[@T_D.A.W.G]

I am taking horse lessons, and my teacher wanted me to take notes on exactly these movements. Very helpful

[@rubylucylefty]

Horse person here, this was very helpful to me. Thanks so much for explaining!

[@sandypaws8]

Wow thank you for such helpful video. I just couldn't seem to separate which leg was doing that or how to keep track of them..the leg wrapping is very helpful, thank you!!

[@karenrylander3008]

The video I have been looking for! Thank you for an intelligent explanation and clear video analysis of the gaits.

[@DARKRanch1]

Great video! I am studying Equine Massage therapy, this was very helpful to my studies and understanding of proper movement and balence.

[@ToddDunning]

Really well done. Developing robotic movement from this super clear analysis.

[@GhostsonAcid]

This video was amazingly helpful. Thank you!

[@ASouthernEquestrian]

~Also, the horse's wraps helped immensely while tryin to learn correct diagonals! I learned quite quickly w/the aid of them!

[@NadyaPena-01]

This is the best video on this topic. Thank you!

[@KingsMom831]

Excellent video and what a great little horse😊

[@isbeitan]

Excellent video.Thank you

[@AlfredMcGowen]

Good simple way to teach. Thanks

[@some_girlwho_likes_horses4442]

great video! you did a good job of explaining things! good idea using the wraps to point it out better

[@TheChonkTM]

Lol the ending Intro person:Your all done Katie,Go get a Carrort

[@artemissthee3]

This is brilliant. Fantastic job. very helpful. Now i am not having to figure this out by getting on all fours and attempting to prance around my kitchen like a horse. haaha. Thanks!

[@JavierBonillaC]

Super useful. Thank you, thank you!

[@gracewright9034]

How very cool for the horse to help you out with this video so perfectly :)

[@5MinuteHorseLessons]

Grace Wright Thanks! Katie was a Superstar while filming this.

[@sarawinder8639]

Good video, very helpful in understanding foot placement- now if we can master when to cue at various foot placements

[@veronicahodges4540]

Thanks so much. Now I can see why some horse drawings are out of sync! Awesome. Much appreciated.

[@juliecramer7768]

Most helpful video of this topic I have found. Thanks!

[@Tarynnnnnnn8]

Amazing! Beautiful horse!!

[@notsonormalstudios8527]

Very helpful in me trying to run on all fours like a horse! Thank you good sir! ❤🐎

[@roddaz]

You are a great teacher sir

[@madisondyer1921]

Does Katie just work off your voice because she doesn't have a lunge line or anything. It amazes me.

[@evaeat1467]

i think there might be someone behind her or in front of her giving her queues on what to do and its just a voice over

[@leslieleslie5849]

Wow great job

[@Hinkyponk]

This is a really helpful animation reference as well! :D

[@tuannguyenanh7466]

Thank you so much

[@Video-xo6sk]

fantastic explanations!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lauriedewey3465]

Thank You!

[@juliecramer7768]

This is excellent!

[@karenaaron1798]

Great visual

[@nitefox4411]

How often do we interfere with our horses balance? Horses tolerate us with a good nature. To ask for something when their feet aren't arranged to do so has two schools of thought..."Well, it is up to the horse to figure out how to get positioned for what I want it to do..." Such as Clinton Anderson...It still works but it isn't beautiful because the horse and rider remain two separate beings. A dictator and the lesser...then there is Buck Brannaman who knows the foot falls and how to help a horse position itself better. Buck doesn't ask at times when the horse isn't positioned for it. Two partners moving together. That level of horsemanship is way beyond what most people know. It is better to just let the horse get set up for it rather than interfere. Anderson doesn't interfere, he just demands the expects. He turns out push button horses that have no spirit left. Buck always knows where his horse's feet are and where they need to be. He helps rather than demand. To be a great horseman one must start to at least consider where the horses feet are. Otherwise, the horse can lose faith in your leadership sometimes at crucial moments. How would we like it if someone demanded too much with technical moves when the feet are not arranged to do so? Put all your weight on your right leg and then imagine someone on your back is insisting you step forward with your right leg when all your weight is on it. You wouldn't appreciate their demands. First you have to unload all your weight from your right leg to the left in order for the right to step forward. You know that is the case, but there is a human sitting up there on top of you that is either very inconsiderate or very stupid or both. Good video thanks. I am not a great horseman yet but I know what it looks like.

[@narhemtsod7347]

Thanks, I wish the same video available from front and back view as well.

[@WidgetZorg]

It helps a lot. Thanks you.

[@bathysphere1070]

When horses are running straight, like down a field with no rail, do they prefer a certain diagonal at the cantor (kind of like handedness in humans)? Thanks.

[@kmole6721]

Yes, horses switch diagonals(at the trot) and leads(at the canter/ lope) freely, however most horses prefer or find one diagnol/ lead easier to pickup and maintain. However the trot is a fair with only two beats, so the trot "diagnol" only really matters when the horse is bending. The canter has three beats, so each side of the body is not doing the same thing, and therefore their preferred lead will affect them both when going straight and bending.

[@kmole6721]

**gait. Basically yes, horses can be left or right sided, some can find both equally easily (such as someone who is ambidextrous), but much like in people, it is not very common. In a well trained and conditioned horse with a good rider, you shouldn't be able to tell which side a horse prefers from the ground.

[@ammarshadeed8851]

thank you.

[@anerky]

very cool. I noticed that in the canter, the red diagonals meet the ground in synchrony whereas the white meet the ground in a staggered manner. Is there a reason for this?

[@cellogang6190]

Erik Anderson yes, canters beat is 123, 123 whereas trot is 12,12,12 and walk and gallop are 1,2,3,4

[@borgodeicamilli6912]

video molto chiaro e utile! Grazie!

[@vigilantegal]

Thanks, very good info. I want to see a riding Texas Longhorn, sounds painful to the buns!

[@aedryk]

what about a full on run? is that just a really fast canter?

[@sanahaskuranage8071]

what is it called when then jump between left and right? it looks sort of like a dance.

[@chloe__eq347]

Great for roblox animating! Ty

[@BayAreaSkates]

Does anyone in the comments have any tips for how to go about animating this image/removing the background smoothly?

[@shelbyandjoyjoy]

Got a video with a lateral walk?

[@TomLockeTrustee]

good! good humour too

[@maia_beans]

as an animator, ty!

[@christianamericandominican2470]

1:04-1:54 the trot

[@MariolaPawela]

I would like to send Katie a carrot :)

[@katepurrkins6672]

Awesome video, go get a carrot! :3

[@arandomperson7141]

2:50

[@omoliemi]

I'm here because of chess

[@aarav0005]

Poor horse🙁

[@Solcisss]

Why poor? The horse is not uncomfortable or in pain