Chidoriashi (千鳥足) – Fast Extended Gallop | Japanese Equestrian Print The horse was a legend:

The horse was a legend: a force of nature to be worshipped

by Ando Hiroshige)

including transportation

explores the relationships between horses and people of Japan that developed and flourished from the 5th - 18th centuries

The Abe River near Fuchu

Chidoriashi (千鳥足) – Fast Extended Gallop | Japanese Equestrian Print The horse was a legend:A Japanese rider from an Edo era scroll, riding Chidoriashi (), likely a gallop of some sort. The sound of the horses steps in this gait is said to sound like the wings of plovers in flight. A full description can be found in the book, Lost Traditions: Horses and Horse Medicine in pre Modern Japan.