METHOD OF ADVANCING THE HOOF. 



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respectively are separated to a sufficient distance, and are 

 moved in perfect time ; the limbs are neither lifted too much 

 nor too little, so that while there is no loss of time there is 

 also no danger of catching the toe and falling. 



The method of carrying the limb is not affected by the form 

 given to the hoof, though disproportion in any part of the latter 

 has a marked effect on the pace. For instance, as the limb 



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swings in the arc of a circle around the toe, as around a fixed 

 point, prior to leaving the ground, the longer the toe is left, 

 the longer does this swinging continue ; hence loss of time in 

 raising and advancing the limb. Low heels and a long toe are 

 therefore obstacles to speed. 



When the toes turn out, the hoof is moved forwards, in- 



