pacing and trotting

[ringarooma]

I don’t see why dog trotters are faster than dog pacers and therefore quite the opposite from horses. Think that’s wrong , Cecil.

‘Today, many Standardbreds race much faster … with several pacing the mile within 1 minute, 50 seconds, and trotters only a few seconds slower than pacers.’ (wikipedia)

[John_W.Kennedy]

@ringarooma

I don’t see why dog trotters are faster than dog pacers and therefore quite the opposite from horses. Think that’s wrong , Cecil.

‘Today, many Standardbreds race much faster … with several pacing the mile within 1 minute, 50 seconds, and trotters only a few seconds slower than pacers.’ (wikipedia)

This would presumably be Why do some dogs walk by moving both legs on one side of the body at the same time, while others use diagonal pairs?

As to the question: because dogs are not horses?