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Gait of the American Trotter and Pacer 



mediate but faulty shoeing, which caused the horse to amble or single- 

 foot to a slight extent. In fact, my notes tell of a "peculiar feature of 

 the trial being his inability to trot squarely and his reaching the ground 

 too soon with hind feet, which caused ambling or single-footing." 



Compared with the trials under Figs. 137-140 the average distance 

 between hind and fore feet in this case (2.83 feet) is far below those 



round Square, 



3% in. 



j A 



12. 



swelled beefs 



Exke.nston.3 : 



.96 in. 



F/ 0.200 



71 f- oh = 



of -nh = 2. 69 'ft. 



2V/7" = ,+8fl. 



or S.76//?. 

 Slve-r. = 2.83ft. 

 Stride, /5.03ft 



- 2.8 >/^. 

 of-nh = .S3 ft. 

 2)i fF 1.99 ft. 



or 23.88 in . 

 Jtueraye. - /,B5ft. 



/2.90ft 



former trials, which is no doubt due to the longer heels and squared 

 toe of the off hind, as well as to heavier shoe and greater angle of the 

 off fore. The near hind still retains the habit of excessive extension. 

 The notes on measurements of extensions from median line give a very 

 marked contact with ground of the heels of the off fore 

 and the off hind. There seems to have been a premature contact with 



