section_path: Biology/Movement
section_name: Movement
paragraph_text: Movement
  
  All horses move naturally with four basic gaits:
  
  Besides these basic gaits, some horses perform a two-beat pace, instead of the trot. There also are several four-beat ' ambling ' gaits that are approximately the speed of a trot or pace, though smoother to ride. These include the lateral rack, running walk, and tölt as well as the diagonal fox trot. Ambling gaits are often genetic in some breeds, known collectively as gaited horses. These horses replace the trot with one of the ambling gaits.