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 walk is a four-beat gait that averages about 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h). When walking, a horse's legs follow this sequence: left hind leg, left front leg, right hind leg, right front leg, in a regular 1-2-3-4 beat.At the walk, the horse will alternate between having three or two feet on the ground.he canter is a controlled, three-beat gait that usually is a bit faster than the average trot, but slower than the gallop. The average speed of a canter is 16â27 km/h (10â17 mph), depending on the length of the stride of the horse.