A sunday evening ride in Amish country passes by a one room school.This buggy had an extra rumble seat in back adding room for an additional three family members. Take note,all four hooves are off the ground at once,which at one time was thought to be impossible.
Donald Reese Photography 
Sorry to contradict you, Donald, but you are 100% wrong about the gait of the horse. As a dedicated and trained horseman for seven decades, I can unequivocally assure you that this particular horse is TROTTING. Its left front and hind legs leg are NOT touching the ground, and the right pair of hooves are just about to make full contact with the ground on their way down. The horse is, in effect, touching the ground only with part of its front right hoof. Look closely.
The TROT is easily recognizable because the legs of each diagonally opposite side of the horse move in unison, either frontward or backward, as the horses prances along. This creates a most uncomfortable ride for the rider and it’s what gives neophytes that comical look of bouncing up and down in the saddle, plus that’s what drives the movement forward. This doesn’t bother the carriage driver, of course, and it’s the easiest gait for a horse to sustain over longer distances.
This horse has a very efficient gait because the front hoof is leaving the ground just as the hind hoof falls in the same place but without colliding with the departing front hoof.
Additionally, if the horse were in fact making contact with its front left hoof and right hind hoof at such an awkward angle, the poor thing would be in excruciating pain and its legs would immediately buckle under him and send him crashing to the ground in a spectacular and most undignified manner.
You’re a wonderful photographer, Donald, but you know zilch about horses. 😉 In fact, don’t I remember you describing an obviously pregnant mare as “a stallion” in one of your photographs? 😀
Sorry.
I will defer to your expertise on horse facts. I might even call a mule a horse if I am not careful.Its interesting to hear about the mechanics and your evaluation of the horse.