The thyroid gland, ovaries, testes, mammary glands, and the cortex of the adrenal glands are all stimulated by the hormones of the anterior pituitary, resulting in the pituitary gland being known as the âmaster glandâ for its control of the endocrine system.
The horse moves with his weightwell back on the hind quarters and with high action infront. It is a modified pace without the rolling action ofthe true pace. The sequence of beats is right hind, rightfront, left hind, and left front. This is the fourth gait offive-gaited show horses.
More than thirty horse breeds are gaited, able to perform a four-beat ambling gait, and some can also trot. Thus, a Rocky Mountain Horse, with rider, can use the single-foot to cover rough ground at around 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) and short stretches of smooth ground at up to 16 miles per hour (26 km/h).