jog trot

a slow, regular, jolting pace, as of a horse.

an uneventful, humdrum way of living, doing something, etc.: a sleepy little town where life proceeded at a jog trot.

Origin of jog trot

First recorded in 1700–10

Man, so to speak, was born old and accommodated to a jog-trot.

Progress and History |Various
They all rode off at a trotte-cito, or jog-trot, the young officer following alone in solitary grandeur behind.

Blanco y Colorado |William C. Tetley
The horse, on reaching level ground, set off at a jog-trot, without hurrying itself and keeping to the middle of the road.

813 |Maurice Leblanc
"Reckon we can rustle some an' then take a good rest," said Dale, and he urged his horse into a jog-trot.

The Man of the Forest |Zane Grey

He has four paces—a walk of about four miles an hour, a jog-trot of five, a lope or canter of six or seven, and a regular gallop.

Two Years in Oregon |Wallis Nash

jog trot

an easy bouncy gait, esp of a horse, midway between a walk and a trot

a monotonous or regular way of living or doing something

(intr) to move at a jog trot