Katamidareashi (片乱足) - Single-foot | Japanese Equestrian Print and horsemanship

and horsemanship

A farmer bathes his horse in shallow water

but the importance of the horse to its people will always be remembered

All of this—and all of the skills that were necessary to accommodate horses—occurred over a period of roughly 1500 years

“out of order

Katamidareashi (片乱足) - Single-foot | Japanese Equestrian Print and horsemanshipA Japanese rider from an Edo era scroll, riding Katamidareashi (). The word kata () refers to one of a pair; in this case, one foot of a pair, on the left or right side. This illustration most likely shows a hard racking gait (single foot). A full description can be found in the book, Lost Traditions: Horses and Horse Medicine in pre Modern Japan.