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There are three sorts of gallop : 

 I. The natural gallop. 

 II. The slow gallop. 

 III. The full racing gallop. 



In the natural gallop, with three times, the horse 

 lifts itself from its anterior members and projects itself 

 forward by the detention of the withers ; the posterior 

 members being involved beneath the body. 



The horse is said to gallop to the right, when the 

 right fore member leaves the prints of its trail in ad- 

 vance of the left member of the same bipedal, and when 

 the right hind-leg marks its trail in advance of the left. 

 If the contrary takes place, the animal is said to gallop 

 to the left, 



In the gallop with three times and to the right, the 

 horse straightens the neck and head to lighten the 

 anterior, which it raises, commencing by lifting the left 

 member. This remains slightly bent, whilst the right 

 extends in order to encroach upon the space in front 

 with the foot which decides the gait. 



The body is put into motion by the posterior mem- 

 bers involved under the centre of gravity. In the 



gallop to the right, it is the left hind leg which first 

 reaches the ground and causes the extension of the 

 first battue (1, fig. 9). The second is struck by the 



