A liorse that goes close to the ground In his 

 trot is very unsafe ta ride, as he runs the risk 

 of tripping, and consequently coming down. 

 His going close to the ground is owing to the 

 stiffness of his knees and other fore joints, and 

 the uprightness of the shoulders, the point of 

 which is extremely difficult in depression, which 

 prevents the animal from bending his knees and 

 pastern joints according to his intention : his 

 toe, therefore, is some obstacle in the way, and 

 the weight of his forehand, added to that of 

 the rider, brings hirh down, and the rider runs 

 the risk of breaking his neck at the same time 

 that his horse break his knees. Some horses> 

 when they fall on their knees, roll on their noses 

 and foreheads, and it is almost impossible to 

 recover them until they either fall sideways on 

 the legs of the rider, or perhaps ^oll upon 

 him, and cause his instant death. No person 

 should ride a stumbling, broken-kneed horse ; 

 for if he has once come down, it is certain he 

 will do it again, as the skin of the knee, having 

 been once cut, becomes more stiff and con- 

 tracted than it was originally, and the knee 



vvac supposed to be equal, if not superior, to the cele- 

 brated mare PhenomeBon, 



