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1. With a straight foot axis of normal slant (45°-50°, 

 Eig. 76, A), the hoof follows the arc of a circle and reaches its 

 highest point when directly above the supporting hoof, i.e., when 

 half-way in the stride. 



2, With a straight, but acute-angled foot-axis (less than 

 45°, Eig. 76, B), the hoof rises rapidh 



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point before it has completed the first half of the stride, i.e., be- 

 fore it has passed the supporting hoof, and descending gradually 

 in a long cur^-e alights easily on tlie ground. 



3. With a straight, but upright foot-axis (55° or more, 

 Fig. 76, C), the hoof rises slowly, reaches its highest point in 

 front of the supporting hoof, from which point it descends 

 rapidly. The gait is " choppy," and in the saddle horse un- 



