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horse to the right or to the left, upon two paths; the fore- 

 hand following one, the croup, slightly retired, upon the 

 other. 



It can readily be seen that the traverse could not be 

 performed in the extended state in which the horse is 

 found in the run. Nor could it be possible in the canter, 

 where a fore-foot reaches the ground before the second 

 hind-foot. A glance at Plate II., in which the horse 

 is represented at the canter, will show that a regularly- 

 cadenced movement to either side would be impossible, 

 and that the attempt in such a disunited state would be 

 perilous. 



The horse can pass to the right or to the left in a 

 regular ly-cadenced movement upon two paths in only the 

 passage, the terre-a-terre (a series of leaps), and the 

 gallop. The horse leads, in the latter pace, with the side 

 towards which he moves. As the weight is taken upon 

 his outside hind-leg, the fore-hand is carried in thedirection 

 of the movement, and when the leading fore-leg takes 

 the weight, the croup is brought up. 



When this movement is accomplished in the beat of 

 the canter, or in the disconnected state of the horse in 

 the run, it will be time to acknowledge that the three 

 paces are identical. 



I have not thought it incumbent upon me to treat of 



