EFFECT OF PACE AND SPEED ON THE LEAP. 



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through the centre of gravity and a point midway between 

 the prints of the two hind feet, makes with the horizontal 

 plane, at the moment when the body leaves the ground. 



Looking at the subject from a hasty point of view, 

 persons who have not had practical experience, might 

 come to the conclusion that a horse would jump height as 

 well when going fast as when going slow, and that the 



P^io/o by] [C. H. Harris, Waipukhrau, N.Z. 



Fig. 245. — New Zealand Horse, Marengo, jumping wire, and ridden by Mr. J. W. Harding. 



only difference is, in the former case, that the animal 

 would be obliged to take off further from the fence than 

 in the latter. This supposition, however, does not hold 

 good ; for the faster the pace, the more weight is thrown 

 on the fore hand, and the greater difficulty will the 

 leading fore leg have in raising the fore-hand off the 

 ground. Hence, even without the valuable experience 



