sitting trot


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sitting trot

n
(Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a horse's trot during which the rider sits still in the saddle. Compare rising trot
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Noun1.sitting trot - the rider sits still in the saddle
trot - a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together
rising trot - the rider rises from the saddle every second stride
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