Category
Race terms
Glossary term
Break stride
In harness racing, when a horse stops maintaining the required trotting or pacing gait and breaks into another gait.
Japanese term
歩様を崩す
Reading: ほようをくずす
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Aliases
- Break
Beginner explanation
A gait break can cost time and may also bring a penalty depending on the rules.
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