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LIVESTOCK ON THE FARM 



ally as a narrower one. Everyone knows that a chicken 

 could beat a duck in a race. The legs of a duck are farther 

 apart and it goes with a wabbly motion. With the legs set 

 so far apart the body must be thrown over so as to maintain 

 the balance in changing from one foot to another. This 

 takes time and energy. In order to maintain its constitution, 

 the roadster, therefore, must have the deeper chest. 



Walk, Trot and Pace. — When a horse walks, it lifts up and 

 sets down its feet in regular order and with a uniform beat. 



Fig. 14. — A fceam of heavy roadsters. 



That is, there is the same time between the impact with the 

 ground between every two strokes. Starting with the right 

 front foot first the left hind foot comes up second in the 

 walk then the left front foot and finally the right hind foot. 

 When the horse trots, the diagonal feet come up and are 

 put down at about the same time. That is, the right front 

 and left hind feet go together and vice versa. In both of these 

 motions the feet should be lifted from the ground with a 

 snap, and with good flexibility at knee and hock. The feet 

 should come up so that the sole is plainly visible from the rear. 



