156 THE HORSE 



each stroke a short period of suspension, not discernible in the ordinary 



""''There is no more comfortable pace than the amble, and in countries where 



long distances have perfoi'ce to be performed on horseback it is much more 

 j-.opular than in England. 



The instability of the equilibrium in this pace necessitates it being some 



what fast, probably faster than the trot of the same horse, on the principle of 

 the spinning-top. 



In the cameleopard the amble is the only kind of progression, whether 

 the animal goes slowly or fast ; and in dogs, especially in pointers, grey- 

 hounds, and Newfoundlands, this pace is occasionally displayed. 



