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hinij ciwd whose fore legs incline greatly under 

 his hody. The concussiDn is not so great in the 

 canter as in the trot, because tlie acuon is divided 

 into four motions. Thus, if the hone leads with 

 the off fore leg B (jhcIc pi. 15, Jig. l) the feet 

 will come to the ground in the following suc- 

 cession, viz. the near hind leg D, off hind leg 

 C, near fore leg A, and off fore \g^ B; but 

 during this alternation, there is a period when 

 three feet are on the ground at the same time, 

 and in the same order as in the walk ; for in- 

 stance, the tw^o hind feet and the near fore foot 

 will be on the ground just prior to the moment 

 wdien the off fore foot alights, which having 

 taken place, the near hind foot rises from the 

 ground, leaving the other three, viz. two fore 

 feet and the oif hind foot, stationary. This 

 could not be represented in the plate, as it would 

 have given the appearance of walking instead 

 of cantering, but upon an attentive observation 

 in the living subject, it will be found to be true. 

 In the canter, the horse moves obliquely, by ad- 

 P vancing 



