Question 37

(Multiple Choice)

Why do horses tend to move at only limited ranges of speeds?


A) Walking is the most energetically costly form of locomotion for horses.
B) They are only capable of one speed for each of their gaits-walk, trot, gallop.
C) They locomote using the most energy- efficient combinations of gait and speed.
D) Because of their size, horses have limited gaits and, therefore, limited speeds.

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