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In the jog-trot the horse is in almost as much 

 danger of falling as in the walk, for the momentum 

 of the increased speed detracts from the stability 

 that might be expected from the more rapid move- 

 ments of the hind-legs, as they are carried under the 

 centre of gravity. 



There are motions other than those I have dis- 

 cussed and the one we are now about giving our 

 attention to, such as the amble, the rack, the 

 running walk, etc., in which the horse may move, 

 but, although the first is natural to some horses, 

 I do not think it necessary to analyse them. 



The Gallop. There are two forms of the pace 

 known as the gallop, and although I think that they 

 should be recognised as distinct paces, I shall treat 

 them here under the same head, only explaining the 

 points wherein they differ. 



The first we shall call the hand gallop, which is 

 a pace of three beats ; the hind-foot, which receives 

 the weight after the horse has been in air, marking 

 the first; the other hind-foot and its diagonally 

 disposed fore-foot, coming to the ground together, 

 marking the second; the fore-foot of the side opposite 

 to the hind-foot which first received the weight, 

 marking the third beat ; and from this last-named 

 foot the horse goes into air in a new stride. 



When the speed is so great that the horse cannot 



