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Gait of the American Trotter and Pacc'> 



therefore longer trajectory or path than the hind foot ; and therefore 

 does this retarded action of hind not only cause a greater impulsion 

 forward but also less interference with the fore on the same side and 



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a more even action with its diagonal mate. In other words, it becomes 

 apparent that the greatest fault in hind action of both trotter and pacer 

 is its lack of backward extension, or, what amounts to the same thing, 

 its excessive pointing forward or standing under with hind feet. 



