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those with periodical staggers> often lose consciousness entirely after 

 continuous fast going which has accelerated the circulation of the 

 blood. 



With a wild and fixed look and absolutely oblivious of surround- 

 ing objects they runaway in a walk, trot, or sometimes in a galop. They 

 will run against houses, trees, over precipices and are therefore very 

 dangerous. 



The gait of these horses is characteristic; they go awkwardly and 

 with high steps, as though they were wading through water. 



Horses, which run away for want of balance are equally danger- 

 ous. 



With them the motion of the trunk is faster than the motion of the 

 legs in consequence of an overcharged forehand and too great an incli- 

 nation in the gait. 



They are in exactly the same attitude as a person who is fast de- 

 scending a very steep hill and who is losing more and more the control 

 over the precipitating body. 



The forward moving legs are unable to overtake sufficiently fast 

 the motion of the trunk in order to place themselves before its weight. 



This difference grows wider with each step through the continuous 

 swing of motion. 



With the horse the unbalanced trot becomes a more unbalanced 

 galop and a dead run ending finally with a fall to the ground. Its 

 head and neck are carried low or far extended, whieh is usually the 

 case. We must try to gradually elevate them ; Dut horses may be seen 

 which even with a very high carriage of head and neck have so much 

 inclination forward that they too, dash away without any means of 

 steadying themselves. By the throwing back of the riders weight, the 

 gaining of a turn or large circle by which the effect of the continuotis 

 swing of motion may be broken, wc can little by litte re-establish the 

 equilibrium and so bring about a gradual shortening of the gait. 



With all these animals, violent measures of whatever character 

 will be of no avail; jerking with the reins and parrying between the 

 spurs will be unsuccessful. 



To direct such animals against a •wall is absurd, they will injure 

 themselves and endanger the rider. 



It would also betray poor jtidgment to cure such horses of running 

 away, by tiring them out and urging them to go after they have luckily 

 escaped from serious disaster and reduced their speed. 



Horses which run away on account of fright, are although at first 

 headless and confused, not in a state of stupefaction as the two species 

 of run-aways first spoken of; neither are they in a position, which 

 deprives them of the command over their body or in a condition which 

 makes the rider lose the power of making impressions upon the horses. 



If circumstances permit the rider will do well to let the horse go for 

 a short space, to get away from the object of his fear, at the same time 

 speaking calmly to it and the horse may then be controlled again with 

 moderate aids. 



