cantering


can·ter

C0075700 (kăn′tər)n.1. A smooth three-beat gait of a horse that is slower than a gallop but faster than a trot, in which the feet touch the ground in the three-beat sequence of near hind foot, off hind foot and near front foot, off front foot.2. A ride on a horse moving with this gait.v. can·tered, can·ter·ing, can·ters v.intr. To go or move at a canter.v.tr. To cause (a horse) to go at a canter.
[Ultimately from phrases such as Canterbury gallop, after CanterburyEngland, toward which pilgrims rode at an easy pace.]
Thesaurus
Adj.1.cantering - riding at a gait between a trot and a gallop; "the cantering soldiers"