Gait of the American Trotter and Pacer 



the distance from near to off and from off to near (both fore and 

 hind) ; 



(3) The distance between each pair or correlated feet moving 

 together ; that is, the distance between the double and full near ex- 

 tension and the double and full off extension. 



To roughly calculate the average of the 15 strides v/e take last 

 near hind measurement and divide same by 15, or 296.10/15 = 19.77 

 ft. As in the trot this result is not reliable, but will serve as a quick 

 estimate of the length of the average stride. The exact average will 

 appear in next table of fig. 54. 



FIG. 54. 



TWKNTV STRIDES AND VARIATIONS FROM AVERAGE (+ AND ). 

 Average, 19.72. 



HIND KORE 



+ 233 

 2.03 



TOTAI, VARIATIONS 



2.01 + 2 51 



I.9I 2.76 



4-3* 



2.24 

 2-34 



4.58 



3.92 5.27 



Fig. 54 will show the strides of each foot as it varies from the 

 general average, the latter being accurately 19.72 ft. This is again 

 found by dividing total footing or 1183.25 by 15. Comparing each 

 stride with this average, we have again the variations of a greater or a 



