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Training the Saddle Horse 



formed by the alternate moving of the pair of legs 

 on either side, hence often called ''side wheelers/^ 

 and when true consisting of two beats only, are never- 

 theless closely associated with the rack; in fact the 



Fig. 39. 



The running walk. 



rack seems to be a very fast amble, in which the feet 

 follow each other in very rapid succession, thus break- 

 ing up the two beat side wheeled motion (Fig. 38). 



The running walk. — The name fittingly describes 

 the gait. It is simply an accelerated walk, the foot- 

 falls following each other in rapid succession. It is a 

 four beat gait. The running walk is an easier gait 

 than the walk, and is very much faster, though slower 

 than the rack. It is spoken of as a slow gait (Fig. 39) . 



