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Gait of the American Trotter and Pacer 



In Fig. 165 appear two squared hind toes, the near shoe having 

 the longer heels and both having calks. The activity and extension of 

 the free near hind leg is intensified by the calks and the longer heels 

 and the distance between extremities (2.56 ft.) is too small for the 

 length and height of the animal. The gait was very faulty. 



F/G./66 



JS' 



nh 

 oh 



Extensions ;' 



/,/*//? 



Dish 7? f- oh 



. of-nh = 2.27 ft . 



2.S6&. 



15.95ft. 



2 iff. = 



or 6.84- in 

 Average 



Swelled heels 



Dish, nf- oh- 3.S&fi< 

 Dish of-nh 



Diff - .. - 

 or 3. 36 'n. 



.Average 

 -Stride 



Fig. 166 is another shoeing with near hind squared at toe and 

 with greater length of toe (3^ + ) and height of heel (55) than 

 those of off hind (3^ in. and 54). Hence near hind was really the 

 longer leg and, with an easy leverage at the toe, was therefore more 



