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ditions of the true trot except that it is more languid 

 than the latter pace. 



Here the horse may trip, but there is little or no 

 likelihood of its falling, unless through weakness or 

 stiffness. 



What has been said concerning the walk applies 

 to all the other paces at a moderate speed. If 

 the horse be collected and united, its legs will be 

 carried so well under the mass that it will not be 

 apt to fall from a stumble. 



Of course, at a high rate of speed the horse can- 

 not be kept in a collected form, but fortunately a 

 horse is not so liable to trip in a fast trot or a 

 rapid gallop, and the supports follow each other 

 so rapidly that the danger of falling is thereby 

 decreased. 



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