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with which the horse leads, and its diagonal hind, naturally 

 bear more weight and are subject to more fatigue than 

 are the other pair, which act simultaneously, and therefore 

 share the work. The hind leg receiving the full weight, 

 at the phase of contact at the conclusion of the jump, 



FIG. 45. A gaited saddle horse at the rack, although the four-beat 

 phase of this gait is not shown. 



bears more than the foreleg, which supports the weight 

 alone, just before the projection of the horse at the begin- 

 ning of the jump. The gallop may become so fast as to 

 break the simultaneous beats of the diagonal pair, the hind 

 foot striking first and causing four beats, although follow- 



