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lungs, good digestive organs and organs of circulation, 

 with powerful hind legs and other parts developed as they 

 are necessary to support these needs. The trotter does 

 not want to be loaded with extra head and neck, nor 

 size of front quarters. He needs large nostrils, because 



FIG. 146. The speed type. Dan Patch, 1:55* 



they must allow the passage of abundant air. His shoul- 

 ders need to be sloping, flank high, legs rather long, all 

 for the same reason to give freedom for long steps. 

 The front feet need to be near together to correspond 

 with the body and to be out of the way of the hind feet. 

 The body should be deep up and down to make room 

 for the powerful lungs. If the fetlock joint is too short 

 and erect, the jar when the foot strikes the ground is too 



