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.
The stepping pace IS a lateral gait but it is made lateral in the pick up of the hooves. The right hind and right fore leave the ground together making it lateral. The hind sets down before the right fore which creates the uneven four beat gait or broken pace rather than the 2 beats of a pace. In the stepping pace a rider can feel (even minimally) a slight side to side motion in the hips, this is due to the lateral pick up of the hooves and legs on the same side.