INDEX. 



ACTION Its curves, 22; and exten- 

 sion, 24-25; 194; of knee and hock, 

 35> 36, 171; fore and hind har- 

 mony, 26-39; under saddle, 37-38; 

 standard of, 39; remarkable hind, 

 69; symmetry of, 86; harmony 

 spoilt, 90; quickened, 114; regu- 

 larity of, 121 ; hind neglected, 121; 

 total and proportions, 122; right 

 hind, 150; inverse ratio, 157; fore 

 high-hind low, 163 ; regulated, 165 ; 

 fore and hind, 166; curves of, 167- 

 170; checking extension, 170; by 

 shoe, 202; downhill freer, 278; 

 equalized uphill, 288; effect on in- 

 cline, 292-293; equalization need- 

 ed, 294. 



ADJUSTMENT (of balance) Purpose 

 of, 5; general effects, 6; principles 

 of, 88; table for, 92; with faulty 

 gait, 157; importance of hind, 171; 

 unequal, 172; nicety of, 201; main 

 object, 205; effect of previous, 

 218; primary condition, 228; toe 

 and angle, 243; perfect, 245; se- 

 quence of, 259; averaged by con- 

 ditions, 280;* tests of incline, 283; 

 accurate record of, 302. 



ALLEN WINTERS (winner of first Trot- 

 ting Derby) 310, 315. 



ALONE (pacer) Measurements of, 70; 

 compared with Lou Dillon, 78, 81 ; 

 action of, 78; shoeing of, 80; lat- 

 eral extension of, 82, 85. 



ANACONDA (pacer) At speed, 264. 



ANALYSIS (of gait) Of motion, 40; 

 requirements of, 48, 71 ; methodi- 

 cal, 119; main purpose, 205. 



ANGLE By toe and heel, 06; effect on 

 extension, 97; pointing of, 107; 

 range of, 107, 247; of dished hoof, 

 176, 179; general effect on exten- 



sion, 205; length of hoof and 

 general principles of, 241 ; fore 

 respond quickly to, 250; effect on 

 inclines, 282; downhill and 'uphill, 

 292-293. 



ANKLES Weak hind, 189, 284; shoeing 

 for, 253, 285; lack of suspension, 

 179. 



ARTICULATION Of fore and hind; at 

 rest, 20; in motion, 173; defini- 

 tion, 91; flexion, 202. 



ATTITUDES Side : ideal, 20; faulty, 21- 

 22; Front: ideal, 98; faulty, 99- 

 100; consequence of faulty, 154. 



AVERAGE Determines faults, 4; defini- 

 tion, 5 ; important, 40 ; how found, 

 41. 



AXES Of motion, 97; ideal, 98; of 

 foot, 101 ; faulty, 102 ; and angle 

 of foot, 106; of fore and hind, 173. 



BALANCE Definition, 2; by corrections 

 of gait, 10 ; due to compensations, 

 22; experiments necessary, 44; 

 seen in tracks, 60; by symmetry of 

 motion, 86; requisites for, 87; 

 Roberge's rational view, 88; con- 

 ditions of, 89; lateral, 101-102; 

 with perfect symmetry, 103 ; car- 

 riage of head, 116; folly of forc- 

 ing, 117; much time needed, 117; 

 with equalized fore and hind ac- 

 tion, 121 ; general principles of, 

 138; with cast shoe, 142; by higher 

 hind action, 201 ; main objects, 205; 

 by interrelation of legs, 206; 

 guess-work useless, 240; lateral 

 adjusted, 244; not permanent, 

 245; time required, 260; in dis- 

 order, 266; downhill test, 278; 

 foundation of, 280; solution of, 



