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other. It IS supposed, however, that the hind 

 quarters of running horses being high is no 

 detriment, but quite the reverse, if the course 

 be on af3at, or up hill, because such formation 

 of his body gives the horse a power of acting 

 as it vi^ere dov/n an inclined plane on the flat, 

 and on a seeming level up any ascent. The 

 hind legs of hares are nearly twice as long as 

 their fore ones. When they walk, they throw 

 their rumps very high, and v/hen closely pur- 

 sued will alw.ys take a rising ground, well 

 aware th.it ihe length of their hind quarters 

 gives them a decided superiority in the ascent. 

 Horses for either the cavalry or the saddle are 

 not intended for swiftness, and require a cer- 1 

 tain form and action peculiar to those pur- 

 poses; they must be firm and compact, strong 

 in the quarters, and well up in the forehand. 

 Horses v/hose hind quarters are higlier than the 

 forehand, have looser flanks, and are not ribbed 

 up so close as those that have their forehand 

 well up ; but for the reasons above assigned 

 they usually gallop fast, and when they stretch i 

 themselves, have more room to bring in their 

 haunches. Though Arabian and most of the 

 foreign horses stand with tlieir fore legs much 



