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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. 215. The flying trot of the horse Abe Edington : projection. 



absence of more conclusive evidence, we may doubt if any 

 horse exists that never indulges in the practice. 



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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 A 

 and for shorter periods of time than others ; but, in the (")/- 



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



of the right diagonal contact. 



FIG. 217. Trail 



of the flying 



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

 they are made to display. Horsemen have been for many 



