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ing in such rapid succession as to be distinguished with 

 difficulty. 



102. The canter, a slow, collected gallop which the horse 

 is made to do under restraint, the weight being sustained 



FIG. 46. The canter, the hind foot bearing the weight and beginning 

 a new series of three beats at the phase of contact, after the horse 

 has been projected clear of the ground by the independent forefoot. 



chiefly by the hind quarters, while the lightened forehand 

 rises and falls in a high bounding fashion (Fig. 46). 

 Inasmuch as the canter, like the gallop, causes special 

 wear on the leading forefoot, and its diagonal hind foot, 



