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THE FORE LIMB. 



which it occupies when he is standing ; and that he is 

 propelhng himself forward by his left diagonal (near fore 

 and off hind) in Fig. 371, and by his right diagonal (off 

 fore and near hind) in Fig. 372. In this case, he will sustain 

 a considerable loss in forward movement, by lateral devia- 

 tion ; because the propelling power of the hind lijnb is much 

 greater than that of the fore leg. Therefore, to obtain the 



Fig. .371- 



highest possible speed at the trot, it is necessary that the 

 respective imprints of the fore and hind feet should be in 

 the Hne of progression, as in Figs. 373 and 374, in which 

 case the fore feet will be turned out, and the hind ones 

 turned in. If the respective directions of the fore and hind 

 feet are parallel to the direction of the body, there will 

 be an evident loss of power. Thus, the proportion 

 between the forward propulsion in Fig. 373 and that in 



