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LEAPING. 



142, 143 and 144). We may note that there is, practically, 

 no period of suspension {see Figs. 116 and 117, and 139 and 

 140) between the removal from the ground of the fore leg 





Fig. 116. 



Fig. 117. Fig. 118. 



Take Off " of Leap, with Hind Feet not brought well under 



THE Horse. 



that supported the weight, and the putting down of the hind 

 leo- which first comes on the ground. 



Difference between the Horse's Leap and the 

 Suspension of his Body during the Canter or 

 Gallop. — In the leap, the period of suspension takes place 

 when the hind legs quit the ground ; in the canter or gallop, 



