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extensions on the straight-away course and adapt or modify these 

 according to the requirements necessary for the turn, so that the 

 horse is able, without distress or fear, to propel itself equally well on 

 the straight course as well as on the turns. 



Figs. 90 and 91 give each the two possible extensions for the 

 trotter and the pacer, showing the right and the left habit around the 

 turns. In Fig. 92 we have an attitude such as proved to be of great 

 benefit to a trotter that could not take the turns well before such an 

 extension of off hind took effect, as given. It might be well to say 



Actual 

 extensions 

 around turn 

 See shoeing 

 FIG. 95, 



Dist. between of and nh 

 D/5t . between n f and oh 

 Difference bet". pairs of 



Correlated feet, 

 A veraoje ctisr. = 4- ft. 



. 



3.39 ff. 



.22 ff. or 2.6+ir, 



that the habit of starting with left or right fore need not necessarily 

 exist, but there may be unequal extensions due to faulty shoeing or 

 adjustment. At any rate, the averages of a straight course will give us 

 the clew to any trouble there may be at the turns. In this particular 

 case, which will serve for all cases, the attitude of the feet, or rather 

 their average tendency of extension, is given to show the requisites for 

 a good position at turns. While it still remains true that the distances 

 of the correlated feet should be equal for both left and right extensions, 

 there must necessarily be a slight variation from that rule at the turns. 

 Here an extra effort is made to counteract direct forward propulsion 



