VALUABLE HINTS TO FARRIERS, ETC. 



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NATURAL TROTTER 



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Fig. 15. 



A, A, front footprints. 



B, B, hind footprints. 



Fig. 15 represents the true gait of a 

 majority of trotters when up to speed. A, 

 A, footprints of front feet ; B, B, footprints 

 of liincl feet. 



In all long-striding horses, when up to 

 speed, the hind feet are carried in advance 

 of the front footprints, sometimes eight 

 inches more or less. The stride in front 

 and behind are of the same length at each 

 footfall, and the foot fall is as regular as the 

 ticking of a watch. 



