Mine look like real horses when they run They actually ARE real horses, just in a much smaller than average form. Some minis can have a choppy trot that I don't care for, but mine move nicely. At a trot is what most mini people care about (for driving), but here is Squirt running... if not for the fence, it would be hard to know he's just a little guy. I'm not really even sure that Squirt knows he is a little horse.