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as' 'winding, ' 'and very undesirable. An unusual side motion 

 of the shoulders is known as "rolling" and is more especial- 

 ly found with draft horses with widely separated shoulders. 

 A horse that snaps his feet outside of the line he naturally 

 should/or knocks his ankles together, does so at the expense 

 of action. The walk of the draft horse should show evi- 

 dence of strength in the full sense. He should walk easily 

 and true, and by his carriage of limbs and muscling give 

 evidence of superior draft character. As the horse walks 

 by the judge presenting a side view the step should be 



Fig. 57. "lie sli<ui1d walk easily and true." 



long and powerful of stride rather than short and uncertain 

 in character. An elastic or snappy gait is of prime im- 

 portance. The horse that steps off quickly and clears his 

 feet well from the ground will do much more work than the 

 one that moves slowly and drags his toes, frequently stum- 

 bling. This characteristic of activity of walk is not empha- 

 sized as much as it should be. The Scotch place a premium 

 on this feature of the Clydesdale, which has resulted in 

 unusual freedom of action with this breed. The horse 

 that flexes his pasterns well at the walk, shows the bottoms 



