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suddenly in the gallop, as it endangers his loins 

 and hough?, and often produces an irrecoverable 

 injury. Instances have occiuTed of the legs be- 

 ing broken by the concussion, and the sudden 

 and violent contraction of the muscles, which 

 take place on such an occasion. 



THE PASSAGE. 



The passage is a term in the manege pro- 

 perly signifying the contracted trot, in which 

 the horse moves with his haunches far advanc- 

 ed under him, and his fore quarters and legs 

 elevated as much as possible. This term is ge 

 nerally and improperly made use of when the 

 horse moves sideways either to the right or left, 

 describing two parallel lines of direction with 

 his fore and hind feet. This pace is more pro- 

 perly denominated. Head or tail to the wall. As 

 the horse acquires the habit of preserving his 

 center of gravity by moving in a right line 

 P 4 either 



