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THE EXTERIOR OF THE HORSE. 



CHAPTER II. 



MOVEMENTS UPON PEACE. 



A. — Rearing. 



Rearing is an attitude in which the fore-part of the body, raised 

 above the soil, is maintained in equilibrium upon the posterior members. 

 It is perceived that, as a rule, it can be preserved only during a very 



Fig. 169.— Rearing. 



short space of time, on account of the small base of support represented 

 by the contact of the two hind-feet with the ground (Fig. 169). 



The horse rears under different circumstances, indicative of his 



