ON THE TROT. 



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in order to avoid confusion ; for the same purpose, we have 

 represented the prints of the fore-feet by dotted lines, those of 

 the hind-feet by full lines. In the trot, the prints of the left 

 f et alternate perfectly with those of the right feet. 



FIG. 47. Piste of the trot according to Vincent and Guiffon. 



According 1 to the speed of the trot, and the size of the 

 horse, the piste varies much with respee f to the space which 

 separates the prints on the same side 



Fin. 48. Horse trotting with i low kind of pace. The instant corresponding 

 with the attitude represented in this figure, is marked with a white dot 

 on the not;iti' in. 



In the representation of the trotting horse we must dis- 

 tinguish the different forms of this pace. 



The low and short trot is represented in fig. 48. We usually 



