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EQUINE LOCOMOTION. 



backwards, he can fairly claim the distinction of being 

 able to buck-jump. The majority of buck-jumpers buck 

 as soon as they are mounted ; but others do so, only when 

 they are startled in some peculiar manner. For instance, 



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Fig. 197. 

 Ordinary Walk. 



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Fig. 198. 

 Long-striding Walk 





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Fig. 199. 



Short Trot. 



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Fig. 200. 

 Slow Trot. 



an Australian steeplechase mare which I owned and rode 

 in India, invariably bucked, if, at any time, she heard the 

 rustling of a letter or other piece of paper I happened to 



