CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XII. 



PACES OF THE HORSE. 



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Definitions — The Trot — The Amble — The Walk — The Canter — The 

 Gallop — The Passage — The Spanish Walk and Spanish Trot — The 

 Rein Back — Foot-prints of the Horse during various Paces . 95-124 



CHAPTER XIII. 



LEAPING. 



Definition of the Leap — ^Varieties of the Leap — Manner in which the 

 Horse Takes-off" in the Running Leap — Difference between the 

 Horse's Leap and the Suspension of his Body during the Canter or 

 Gallop — Period of Stride at which the Take-off is effected— Effect 

 of Pace and Speed on the Leap — ^Taking-off and Clearing a Fence 

 - — Landing over a Jump — Influence of Blood in Jumping — The 

 Standing Leap ........ 125-141 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 Notation of the paces of horses ..... 142-146 



CHAPTER XV. 



comparative shape of horses. 



General Remarks — Limit of Height — Length of Limb — Length and 

 Depth of Body — -Thickness of Limb — Comparative Length of Fore 

 and Hind Limbs — Length of Neck — Length of Head — Width be- 

 tween the I^egs — Comparative Weight of Body — Comparative 

 Length of the Bones of the Limbs — Differences of Conformation 

 between the two Sexes ....... 147-163 



CHAPTER XVI. 



HEAD AND NECK. 



Size of Head — Leanness of Head — Profile of Face — Front View of 

 Face — Size of Brain — Top of the Head — Ears — Eyes — Hollows 

 above the Eyes — Nostrils — Lips — Lower Jaw — Setting-on of the 

 Head — Neck— Throat 164-185 



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