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states ^ that, ' ' the way of going is most characteristic. 

 Whether at trot or pace, the gait is distinguished by the 

 length and rapidity of the individual strides, and the level, 

 true, frictionless manner in which they are executed. Fur- 

 thermore, the instinct to trot is well marked. ' ' He further 

 says that,"'^B^ndersized and ill-shaped individuals with ewe 

 necks, goose-rumps, bent or rounded hocks and tied-in can- 

 nons are too common." As this is the typical harness 

 horse it will be unnecessary to go into further descriptive 

 details than those outlined in the preceding pages. 



Trotting and pacing standards are established by the 

 American Trotting Register Association. When an animal 

 meets the requirements set forth below, it shall be accepted 

 as a standard bred trotter or pacer as the case may be : 



(A)— THE TROTTING STANDARD. 



1 — The progeny of a registered standard trotting horse 

 and a registered standard trotting mare. 



2 — A stallion sired by a registered standard trotting 

 horse, provided his dam and grandam were sired by regis- 

 tered standard trotting horses and he himself has a trot- 

 ting record of 2 :30 and is the sire of three trotters with 

 records of 2 :30, from different mares. 



3 — A mare whose sire is a registered standard trotting 

 horse, and whose dam and grandam were sired by registered 

 standard trotting horses, provided she herself has a trotting 

 record of 2 :30, or is the dam of one trotter with a record of 

 2:30. 



-A mare sired by a registered standard trotting horse, 

 provided she is the dam of two trotters with records of 2 :30. 



5 — A mare sired by a registered standard trotting horse, 

 provided her first, second, and third dams are each sired 

 by a registered standard trotting horse. 



"Principles and Practice of Judging Live Stock, 1914, p. 160. 



