no 



EQUINE LOCOMOTION. 



4. left diagonals (Fig. 109). As a rule, a horse begins the 

 walk with a fore leg. 



We may divide this pace into : (i) The short stepping 

 walk, in which the prints of the hind feet do not come as 

 far forward as those of the fore feet of their respective 

 sides. (2) The ordinary walk, in which they more or less 

 cover them. (3) The long striding walk, in which they 

 go clear in front of them. (4) The high stepping walk 



Photoby] ["TiiK Hi)1i>i:man," .'-i.><, Ijkahbobn St., Chicago. 



Fig. 98. — Direct Hall, driven by Mr. Geers, and pacing in a Frazier sulky. 



which is generally an artificial pace, and in which the feet 

 are raised off the ground higher than usual. (5) The 

 walk in heavy draught, which is a short stepping walk, 

 and which has pecuharities that I shall presently consider. 



Figs, no to 117 give an example -of the ordinary 

 walk ; for the hind feet cover, as nearly as possible, the 

 prints of the fore feet of their respective sides, and there 

 is no exaggerated knee action. 



The long striding walk is shown m Figs. 118 to 123. 



