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tstretched forward and the hind-feet just drawing 

 up from the thrust backward. The whole action 

 is so violent that it is unfitted for more than a few 

 iDOunds. 



The landing may be made on the hind or the 

 fore-feet, according to the distribution and force of 

 the gathering. 



As the animal is ia " double superimposition of 

 twdsts " at each gathering, there will be no equali- 

 zation of the sides at the Halt, which now can be 

 made only on the alternate posterior line, and, by 

 a violent and disturbing effort on the neck action. 



§155. The Double Pace or Full Run ("Car- 

 riere "). This gait will bear the same relation to 

 the single action pace that double action trot bears 

 to single action. The movement, however, will 

 differ widely from that of the trot, inasmuch as the 

 whole bicomposite spine is first discharged by the 

 sternum, and the hind-legs follow so closely on to 

 ihe fore that they separate but little either in leav- 

 ing the ground or on landing. As in the pace, the 

 head condyles change their beaiings while the 

 appuis are still on the ground (in the double trot 

 they change in air). The push at the bit should 

 •also be different, since the lower jaw articulations 

 preceding the digastrics in their movements, it will 



