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the animal is now on the near fore foot (5). The off fore foot is 

 now planted and the near fore leaves the ground ( 6), and finally 

 the off fore is also raised and the horse is again in the air. 



(5) Canter. The canter is a less energetic gallop. At one 

 moment all the feet are off the ground, and they are planted 

 in the same order as in the gallop near hind, off hind, near 

 fore. But while in the gallop the near hind has left the ground 

 before the near fore is planted, in the canter all these are on 



FIG. 46. The Gallop. (F. SMITH.) 



the ground at once, and it is only as the off fore comes to the 

 ground that the near hind followed by the near fore is raised. 

 The off hind and then the off fore next follow, and all the 

 feet are again off the ground. 



(6) Jump. The fore legs propel the body upwards, and the 

 hind legs give a further forward and upward propulsion and 

 are then fully flexed under the body to clear the obstacle. 

 The animal alights on its fore feet, one reaching the ground 

 before the other. 



