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THE EXTERIOR OF THE HORSE. 



the majority of horses employ either during the entire dura- 

 tion of a race or only when nearing the winning-post. 



Fig. 214.— The flying trot of the horse Abe Edington : end of the left 

 diagonal contact. 



Exceptionally good subjects give way to it less frequently 

 and for shorter periods of time than others ; but, in the 



Fig. 215.— The flying trut of the horse Abe Edington: projection. 



absence of more conclusive evidence, we may doubt if any 

 horse exists that never indulges in the practice. 



Fig. 216.— The flying trot of the horse Abe Edington : commencement 

 of the right diagonal contact. 



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Fig. 217— Trail 

 of the flying 



This gait is the result of the excessive speed which tmt of the 

 they are made to display. Horsemen have been for many ^°!.^'' ^^^ 



^ *' •' Edington. 



