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Gait of the American Trotter and Pacer 



We have in Fig. 171 still a greater forward reach of the off hind 

 because the effect of the squared toe was partly nullified by the greater 

 length of toe (3J4) than that of the near hind (3^), in spite of the 

 latter's greater weight and lower angle. In front the squared toe and 

 greater weight of near shoe restrain somewhat the extension of near 



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Extensions : 



3.40ft. 



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or .6 inch . 

 Auer. c//s/: = 3.38ft. 

 Stride = M/2//. 



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fore and the slightly longer toe (% in.) with higher heel of shoe (as 

 per section) have the same tendency to check extension. The differ- 

 ence between the distances of the correlated feet gives but 0.6 inch, 

 which is negligible ; so that the gait and extension proved fairly satis- 

 factory. In the variations from the average stride there was rather a 

 strong effort of the off fore leg to make up for the greater reach of 



