THE PACES OF THE HORSE 



285 



when the latter is separated from the ground. We also see, 

 on the tracing which it leaves, a line which ascends and then 

 descends ; the meaning of this is that first the foot presses 

 on the ground, and is afterwards raised from it. 



On the tracing (Fig. 117), the line D relates to the right 

 foot ; the line G, which is dotted so that it may not be con- 

 fused with the preceding, corresponds to the left foot. The 



Fig. T16. — Runner furnished with the Exploratory and 

 Registering Apparatus of the Various Paces. 



line G first ascends ; the meaning of which is that the left 

 foot presses on the ground ; afterwards it descends : this 

 indicates that the pressure of the foot has ceased. It is the 

 same for the right foot. As we see, the pressures succeed 

 each other ; when the left foot touches the ground, the right 

 is separated from it ; when the latter presses the ground, 

 it is the left which no longer rests there. 

 The line O is related to the movements ot the body, as 



