Horses are one of the most beautiful animals on earth. They can move very fast, transferring riders and incredible loads on themselves, or they can step so beautifully and gracefully that the most burnt cynics look after them fascinated. But in their arsenal there is also such a method of movement, which allows you to simultaneously rearrange both legs of one side of the body.
Amble is what?
According to the explanatory dictionary of T. F. Efremov, amble is called:
- A human gait when people roll over from one foot to another.
- A type of horse gait, during which the animal takes turns rearranging two left and two right legs.
From the history of amble
From the etymology of the word, one can learn that the phrase "ina move" means "another gait." The meaning of the word "amble" is correlated with representatives of the horse breed. Horses have always been greatly appreciated. And the carriers of such a gait were worth its weight in gold. In Europe, literally dust particles were blown away from amblers, because there much later learned to retrain horses.
In Mongolia, everything was a little different. Horse breeders knew how to train horses, so the practice of artificially changing the gait to the necessary gait was widespread. A popular theory among historians is that Genghis Khan supplied his army with amblers so that it could overcome long transitions in a very short period of time.
The reason for the amble in horses is the mutation of the DMRT3 gene, which is responsible for the coordination of the limbs of the animal. A similar phenomenon was found in the blood of Irish animals. Their horse breeders were the Vikings, who actively caught wild horses, tamed and gradually bred. Over time, this specific mutation began to pass to horses of other breeds.
Phonetic characteristic
The number of vowels in the word “amble” is 3, the consonants are 3, and the soundless are 1. In the word “amble,” the emphasis is on the first syllable. There are 7 letters in total, and 3 syllables. Of these:
- And, oh, oh - vowels. The stressed vowel - and, unstressed - oh, oh.
- H, x, d - consonants. Voiced consonants - n, d, deaf - x.
- Silent letter b.
Transcription and description of sounds
The transcription of this word is [inohot]. The sounds included in its composition can be characterized as follows:
- [and] - voice., punch .;
- [n] - acc., firm., ringing, sonor .;
- [o] - voice., unstressed .;
- [x] - acc., firm., deaf .;
- [o] - voice., unstressed .;
- [t❜] - acc., soft., deaf.
Synonyms
Synonyms are similar in meaning expressions with which you can replace the main word. The synonyms of the term “amble” include “jogger”, “step”, “trot”, “move”, “lynx”, “running”. But none of these words fully reflects the meaning of the term. A characteristic feature of the amble in horses is a special way to take a step. Synonyms, however, simply describe the movement of the horse, without specifying exactly how it moves the legs.
Composition Analysis
How to parse a word? The composition of the word "amble":
- in - root;
- o - interfix;
- walk is the root;
- zero ending
- amble is the basis of the word.
Change according to cases
"Amble" is a noun, the third declension, feminine, inanimate. It is modified by cases in this way:
- nominative case - amble (singular), amble (plural);
- genitive - amble (singular), amble (plural);
- dative case - amble (singular), amble (plural);
- Accusative case - amble (singular), amble (plural);
- instrumental case - amble (singular), amble (plural);
- prepositional case - amble (singular), amble (plural).
Features gait
Consider this step with the horses. Usually amble is a species of lynx, but not necessary. Riders love this mode of movement due to the fact that the animal does not shake, but slowly shakes the person sitting on his back from one side to the other.
There are times when a horse has been moving this way since birth. But this is rare, and most animals are trained to change the natural gait of the amble. For the sake of this, people sacrifice the health of the steed, as an artificially grafted amble breaks the horse's legs.
Among other animals, cases of natural amble are more common. These include giraffes, elephants and camels. The reason lies in the fact that they have very long legs, and with a natural run they would intertwine and collide with each other.
Pacers are indispensable helpers in those cases when you need to cross a long distance with a minimum of obstacles: the steppe plain or prairie. A horse with such a specific run is able to overcome 10 km in 1 hour, and more than 120 km in 24 hours. But it will be hard for her to turn and turn around, since the amble suggests only forward movement.
If a pacer stumbles a little, he risks falling or falling into another kind of gait, even more injuring his legs. Such a horse can be harnessed to the crew, but its weight should not exceed the permissible parameters, as the animal will quickly become tired.
Pioneer Horse Records
The best representatives of the horses that own this gait belong to the American breed. It was created by crossing amblers with exceptional parameters and the winners of running racetracks. To get into the ranks of producers, a horse must be able to walk at least one mile solely in such a step, without losing on another kind of gait. If an animal ran it in a maximum of 3 minutes, then it got the opportunity to participate in the new generation of the gene pool.
Over time, requirements for amblers increased. This was facilitated by a new world record, which was set at the beginning of the 20th century by the horse Dan Patch. He ran one mile exclusively with the amble in 1 minute 55 seconds. To compare the capabilities of this rare gait, we can recall the champion who ran the same distance at a trot. This is the horse of Ulan. His record was 1 minute 58 seconds.
In the XXI century, the first place was captured by the stallion Kambest. He crossed one mile amble in 1 minute 46.2 seconds.
Features of the dog amble
This amble is not unique to horses. In some cases, four-legged human pets, that is, dogs, can move in this way.
The causes of the amble, in fact, are fatigue, trauma, maintenance in inappropriate conditions, heredity and the breed of the animal. The amble is considered a lack of dogs, therefore, such individuals are rejected at any exhibitions.
Any owner prefers to get rid of this lack of dog as soon as possible. Veterinarians are encouraging, claiming that this is quite simple, and provide a list of simple recommendations:
- First you need to find out the reason for such a walk. It is advisable to take an X-ray of the musculoskeletal system and consult with an orthopedist.
- Reduce the length of the dog leash and train the animal to walk next to the owner.
- Riding a bicycle with a dog, allowing the animal to run nearby, periodically changing the pace and speed of running.
- Prevention To feed puppies, you need to choose a specialized feed, which has all the necessary nutrients.
- You can not overfeed young individuals, because this can adversely affect the development of the skeleton and, accordingly, cause amble.
But you should not lose sight of the breed of the dog. Some large species like to move four-stroke amble. This gait is presented as a regular innate feature and cannot be considered a disadvantage.
Sled dog breeds at the end of overcoming significant distances automatically switch to amble. The whole secret of this phenomenon is that the animal is simply tired and has switched to that running rhythm that is more convenient for it.