{{Short description|Artificial gait of a horse}} {{Refimprove|date=January 2011}} {{For|the Santiago de Compostela pilgrim's walk in Spain|Way of St. James}} thumb|Animated sequence of the Spanish walk thumb|Horse being cued from the ground to perform the Spanish walk The '''Spanish walk''' is a trained movement performed by a horse. While at a walk, as the horse raises each foreleg off the ground, it lifts the leg in an exaggerated upward and forward manner. While the Spanish walk is loosely affiliated with the field of dressage, it is more of a trick or circus movement and not included in any modern dressage tests. It is often taught to horses of the Andalusian and Lusitano breeds and is considered a part of the horse culture in Spain. The action is said to benefit the horse by helping it learn to open up its shoulder movement.<ref name="pure-spanish-horse-spain.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.pure-spanish-horse-spain.com/training-spanish-horse.html |title=Training Spanish Horse |publisher=pure-spanish-horse-spain.com |accessdate=8 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307134307/http://www.pure-spanish-horse-spain.com/training-spanish-horse.html |archivedate=7 March 2012 }}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://books.google.com/books?id=JmkwqIfkBKcC&dq=training+the+spanish+walk&pg=PA133 Dietz, Alfonse, ''Training the Horse in Hand: The Classical Iberian Principles''] *[http://www.allabouthorses.com/pros-on-call/trick-training/articles/spanish-walk.html Pogue, Allen. "The Spanish Walk"] *[https://books.google.com/books?id=7LZdowdXMUwC&dq=training+the+spanish+walk&pg=PA83 Sharp, Jan. ''Trick Training Your Horse to Success''] *[http://www.horsejunction.co.za/sahorseman/aa_Issues/julyaug2009/spanish_walk_july.djhtml Smith, John. "The Spanish Walk"] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20101218161650/http://netpets.org/horses/reference/ridetrain/spanishwalk_nsae.html Stevens, Craig and Michael. "The Spanish Walk] *[http://nicholnl.wcp.muohio.edu/DingosBreakfastClub/BioMech/SuspendedWalk.html Information on the Spanish and the "Suspended" walks] *[http://www.horsemart.co.uk/horse_advice/how_to_teach_your_horse_to_spanish_walk/994 "How to Teach Your Horse to Spanish Walk"]
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