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the poise of the horse is such as to give him more of a climb- 

 ing action in front. At this gait the sound of the footfalls is 

 not unlike that of the ordinary walk quickened, and the feet 

 take the ground in the same order. A closer rein is generally 

 held with this gait than in the fox-trot, and the pace is a faster 

 one and may be carried to a three minute gait before the horse 

 is forced out of it. 



