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Scalping. — Hitting the front of the hindfoot above or 

 at the line of the hair against the toe of the forefoot as it 

 breaks over. 



Speedy Cutting. — In which the spreading trotter at speed 

 hits the hindleg above the scalping mark against the inside 

 of the breaking-over forefoot as he passes. 



Cross Firing. — Essentially forging in pacers, in which the 

 inside of the near forefoot and off hindfoot, or the reverse, 

 strike in the air, as the stride of the hindleg is about com- 

 pleted and the stride of the foreleg just begun. 



Pointing. — A stride in which extension is more marked 

 than flexion, as is commonly seen in the trot of a Thorough- 

 bred. Pointing also indicates the resting of one forefoot 

 in an advanced position to relieve the back tendons while 

 the horse is standing. 



Dwelling. — A scarcely perceptible pause in the flight of 

 the foot, as though the stride had been completed before the 

 foot reaches the ground, and noticeable in actors. 



Trappy. — A quick, high, but comparatively short stride. 



Pounding. — Hitting the ground hard at the conclusion of 

 a high stride. 



Rolling. — Excessive side motion of the shoulders, usually 

 confined to wide-fronted horses. 



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