Lope vs. Canter: What's the Difference?

To run or ride with a steady, easy gait.

A smooth three-beat gait of a horse that is slower than a gallop but faster than a trot, in which the feet touch the ground in the three-beat sequence of near hind foot, off hind foot and near front foot, off front foot.

A steady, easy gait.

A ride on a horse moving with this gait.

To travel an easy pace with long strides.

To go or move at a canter.

To jump, leap.

To cause (a horse) to go at a canter.

An easy pace with long strides.

A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four legged animals.

Of Leap.

A ride on a horse at such speed.

To leap; to dance.

One who cants or whines; a beggar.

To move with a leaping or bounding stride, as a horse.

One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.

To run with an easy, bounding stride; - of people.

(intransitive) To move at such pace.

A leap; a long step.

(transitive) To cause to move at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter.

An easy gait, consisting of long running strides or leaps.

A moderate and easy gallop adapted to pleasure riding.

A slow pace of running

A rapid or easy passing over.

A smooth 3-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop

One who cants or whines; a beggar.

Run easily

One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.

To move in a canter.

To cause, as a horse, to go at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter.

A smooth 3-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop

Ride at a canter;

Go at a canter, of horses

Ride at a cantering pace;