Hakobiashi (運足) - Canter | Japanese Equestrian Print to be disordered”)

to be disordered”)

shows travelers crossing the river near Fuchu

(1877 – 1945)

The sound of the horse’s steps in this gait is said to sound like the wings of plovers in flight

likely a gallop of some sort

Hakobiashi (運足) - Canter | Japanese Equestrian Print to be disordered”)A Japanese rider from an Edo era scroll, riding HAKOBIASHI (). The word hakobu means to carry, transport, or move. This is definitely a gallop of some sort, likely at a slower pace, perhaps some sort of a collected gallop, medium speed gallop, canter, or lope. A full description can be found in the book, Lost Traditions: Horses and Horse Medicine in pre Modern Japan.