Gait of the American Trotter and Pacer 



the four legs is seen in the expression of the attitude of Sweet Marie 

 2:02 (Fig. 66), and of Sonoma Girl 2:05^4 (Fig. 78). 



Variations from such a perfect attitude are always in order, though 

 they really strike the eye as being somewhat out of order. Take, for 



FIG. 72 



instance, the attitudes illustrated in Fig. 73. Here we have the fore legs 

 closer together, with toes inwardly set as in A and outwardly set or 

 possibly straight ahead as in B. And with hind feet in the same illus- 

 tration approaching each other we may have either a straight direction 



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of hoof or one of toeing in. In case the hind toe out excessively, we 

 would be likely to have an attitude more as given in Fig. 75 ; that is, a 

 tendency to the cow-hock position of hind legs. Again, in A of Fig. 73, 

 we have the position of too free an elbow and a tendency to stumble 



