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side to which he is turning and tlius the legs be- 

 come oblique and bent outwards besides the other 

 inclination that they have from forward to back- 

 wards when they are in motion on a straight line. 

 The risk of slipping is greatly increased if the tur- 

 ning is on an incline because the weight of the 

 body in that case weighs more either on the fore- 

 legs or on the hind-legs and thus a new obliquity 

 is formed to be added to the two others. 



When turning at a walking pace, as there is 

 no speed nor strain, the risk of slipping is small 

 pi-ovided the ground is flat and not very smooth. 

 If the siTOund is verv smooth it is easy for the 

 horse to slip even in turning at a walking pace 

 and more so if there should be an incline up (u* 

 down and most of all to the outside. 



When turning at a trot a horse is apt to slip 

 even if the ground is not very smooth as turning 

 at a trot is done with a fast movement of the legs 

 throwing the body upwards and forwai-d and cau- 

 sing at the same time the body to bend greatly 

 to the inner side and hence the legs become very 

 oblique sideways and outwards. 



