hand gallop

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Noun

hand gallop (plural hand gallops)

  1. A controlled gallop, in which the speed of the horse is restrained by the bridle-hand.
    • 1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, Penguin, published 2009, page 235:
      He had ridden off at a hand-gallop within ten minutes after he had reached the barracks [] .