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THE HORSE IN MOTION. 



quired, as would have been the case had one of the fore legs been 

 thrust forward to the ground, and the danger of stumbling is averted. 



Fig. 6. 



As progression continues, the limbs are all taking positions in the 

 order they will be required to perform their functions. The right leg 

 in Fig. 6 is passing the perpendicular; the pastern is bent to the 

 ground to shorten the limb, and the left hind foot is descending to 

 repeat the same action, when the right, from the advancing position of 

 the body, will be unable to continue its support, and the right or diago- 

 nal fore leg is straightening to take its turn after the left hind one. 



Fig. 7. 



