Equus

RACK ON!

he rack is a flashy and potentially very speedy gait. It is sometimes called the “single-foot” because while executing it—as the accompanying sequence images show—the horse supports and propels himself by means of only one foot at a time (except in the moment when he changes from the left side to the right,

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