If your horse can't take any weight on the affected leg, you need to call the vet immediately. It is possible that he has dislocated a joint or broken the leg. Because a horse is so heavy and its legs so fragile, when a horse is unable to take weight on one of its legs the opposite leg (ie right hind, in this case) often buckles under the strain, so 'let's wait and see if it's any better in the morning' is the worst thing you can do in this case. The sooner you call the vet, the better your chance of saving the horse. A dislocation or damaged tendon can probably be repaired; a fracture probably can't, depending on its location. At any rate, he is probably in a lot of pain so please, please call the vet.
1. Back Right 2. Back Left and Front Right at the same time 3. Front Left its the opposite for cantering/loping rightThe right hind foot hits the ground first, followed by the left hind and right front together. The leading leg, the left front, hits the ground last.
The horse has 3 basic gaits. Walk (4 beat), trot (2 beat) and canter/lope (3 beat). For the walk the horse will step forward with one hind foot and then the opposite front foot steps forward and visa-versa. Example: right hind=left front then left hind=right front. This only applies to the walk. Trot and canter have their own cadance.
Right hind, left front, Left Hind, Right front
Well in a basic 3 beat canter the legs move in this basic way. The right hind leg pushes the horse forward and the other three legs are suspended for a moment then the left rear and right fore legs land while the right hind is still on the ground, finally the left foreleg lands on the ground and the other three legs are pulled up under the horse.
When a horse runs on the left lead (the left front leg reaches farther than the right leg) the hooves land in this order: Right hind, left hind, right front, left front, repeat. When on the right lead, the hooves land in this order: Left hind, right hind, left front, right front. There is also a short period where the horse is completely airborne after the last front leg hits the ground. Then it starts over.
Horses move by using a four-beat gait called a "trot" or a two-beat gait called a "gallop." Their movement is powered by powerful leg muscles that propel them forward. Horses can also walk, trot, canter, and gallop, depending on the speed and gait needed.
The primary gates of the horse are the walk (a four beat gait) the trot (a two beat gait where diagonal limbs move in tandem), the canter (a three beat gait) and the gallop (a four beat gait). There are several other gaits: pace, rack, running walk, single foot, tolt, fino, etc.
The chestnut is located on the inside left and right hind legs of a horse, the chestnut is one of the many toes a horse use to have but later developed a hoof because of there being no need for toes! hope this helped :D
They're called Trotters. Their legs move diagonally - right hind, left fore. Left hind, right fore. Pacers have a lateral gait - both left feet move together, both right feet move together. there called a "pacer" horse some other people just call them "trotters"
It is on your horse's page. Scroll down and you will see it at the left.
to control your horse on my horse club u use the up and down arrows to go forward and back and your mouse to turn it left and right
There are three beats in a horse's canter gait. The sequence of footfalls for a canter is: outside hind, inside hind and outside front together, inside front, followed by a moment of suspension before the next stride.