canter

laukka, lyhyt laukka

laukata A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four legged animals.
A ride on a horse at such speed.
puhekieltä To move at such pace.
puhekieltä To cause to move at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter.
One who cants or whines; a beggar.
One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.
Macaulay

The day when he was a canter and a rebel.