THE WALK. 107 



Fig. 73. 

 Short Stepping Walk in Draught {continued). 



and continues its assistance while the weight becomes shifted 

 on to the left diagonals [sec Fig. 71). After that, the weight 

 falls on the right pair of limbs [see Fig. 72), and again on 

 the right diagonals [see Fig. 'jT)). In heavy draught, we may 

 see that during the side supports there are never less than 

 three feet on the ground, and sometimes even four. In the 

 diagonal support, however, the two limbs may be alone on the 

 ground for a brief period, or only very slightly assisted by the 

 other legs. From this we may conclude that a fore and a 

 hind limb work better together when they are diagonals, than 

 when they are on the same side. This would support the 

 assumption that the horse would work at the trot, other 

 things being equal, with more mechanical advantage than at 

 the amble. 



In the representations of the walk, as shown in Figs. 67 

 to y2>^ '"^"^^ i^^ F^&s. 61 to 66, dotted lines are used to mark 

 the positions of the toe of one of the fore feet, so as to com- 

 pare it with that taken up by the toe of the hind foot of 

 the same side. We see from this, that in the long striding 

 walk, as depicted, the hind foot oversteps the print of the 

 fore one, nearly as much as it fails to reach it in the walk 

 during heavy draught. 



