What does it mean to be 3 gaited?

Question

i was looking at horse adds to buy a horse and i would like to know what it means to be 3 gaited? it mostly said this on english riding horses. but i ride Western and i was wondering

Answer 1

I ride the American Saddlebred and a big three gaited chocolate bay.

Three gaited means the Horse performs the natural 3 gaits. Which are:

-Walk

-Trot

-Canter.

5 gaited means the horse can do the following naturally:

-Walk

-Trot

-Canter

-Rack

-Slow gait.

Hope that helps

Answer 2

It means it only does 3 gaits.

*Walk

*Trot

*Canter

But no gallop!

Answer 3

like

walk trot and canter

Answer 4

it means it just does w/t/c and no other gaits, like running walk, pace, foxtrot, tolt, rack etc.  

Answer 5

Three gaited means the horse has no extra gaits.  Just walk trot and canter.  Most horses are three gaited (and gallop is considered the same gait as the canter even though in reality it has four hoof beats instead of three). Extra gaits include the rack, pace, tolt, running walk, foxtrot, etc.  These are all called gaited horses or 4+ gaited horses.  Examples are Rocky Mountain horses, icelandic horses, foxtrotters and walking horses.  Hope this helped!

Answer 6

Basic 3 gaits:  walk, trot and canteeeeeeeeeeeeeer  lol