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Is he a standardbred

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So I got this guy in as a rescue a couple weeks ago. Working on getting his weight back up. He has been to the vet and got a clean bill of health just needing some groceries. My question is do you guys think he’s Standardbred? I was told he was “gaited”?
Horse Sky Working animal Wood Tree
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If he trots and he can really cover a lot of ground with each stride, he could be a standardbred as they can trot naturally or pace. My first horse was a stardardbred trotter and he could go miles at the trot, never paced tho'.
One time I was riding a horse (not a standardbred) and I was out riding with a friend and she was riding her standardbred mare, we were trotting and I pushed my horse faster, the mare kept up easily. Just out of curiosity I wondered how fast she could trot so I moved to a canter, she trotted right beside me, so I upped it to a good gallop and she still trotted effortlessly beside me.
 
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