the.com/trotting
The gait that lives between a dignified walk and a panicked run.
means Moving at a brisk, bouncy pace—faster than walking, slower than running—whether on hooves or feet.
from From Old French trotter, to go, related to a Germanic root for treading; the horse named the gait, humans borrowed it.
Two-beat rhythmDiagonal legs strike the ground together in pairs.
Harness racingWhole sport built on horses forbidden to gallop.
GlobetrottingSame word, wandering the world instead of a paddock.