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as for horsemen. With 

 the accurate know- 

 ledge afforded by 

 chronography, which 

 reveals the exact phases 

 of rest or motion of 

 each of the legs of a 

 horse, combined with 

 the knowledge afforded 

 by the hoof-marks, we 

 possess all the data 

 necessary for construct- 

 ing a perfectly accu- 

 rate representation. 



An artist familiar 

 with equine paces could 

 easily give a fairly 

 correct attitude of an 

 animal, but very often 

 the representation de- 

 viates considerably 

 from the reality. This 

 is what has been 

 proved by instan- 

 taneous photography 

 of equine paces. 



To prove satisfac- 

 torily that chrono- 

 graphy combined with 

 the measurement of 

 the hoof- marks is not 

 sufficient for the deter- 

 mination of the real 

 attitudes of the horse, 

 we will give an ex- 

 ample in the form of 



Fig. 131.— H^rse walking- 



