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propulsive effort of the hindquarters projects it over in 

 the case of the high jump or across in the case of the broad 

 jump (Fig. 47). Upon aUghting the forefeet strike the 

 ground first, the leading foot being a very little in ad- 

 vance, the horse immediately gathering himself and strid- 

 ing out of the way of the hind feet which follow quickly 

 and come in contact with the ground slightly in advance of 

 the prints of the forefeet. 



104. The running walk, a slow, single foot or four-beat 

 gait intermediate in both speed and execution between 

 the walk and the rack, and suggestive of a continued break- 

 ing out of the walk. Whereas the rack is the show gait 

 of the gaited saddle horse, the running walk is their 

 business gait. At it horses make from six to eight miles 

 an hour and it can be continued all day with no distress 

 to either horse or rider. 



105. The fox trot, a short, broken trot in which the 

 hind legs go more or less of a pace, the horse usually mark- 

 ing the beats with his head and ears. It is used in place 

 of the running walk in horses which take to it more kindly. 



106. The stepping pace, a distinctly saddle gait, 

 should be differentiated from the ordinary harness pace 

 which is a mark of degeneracy in the saddle horse. The 

 stepping pace is characterized by little if any side motion 

 and a somewhat broken cadence in the action of the 

 lateral pairs of legs. 



107. The traverse, a side step, executed by both fore- 

 hand and hindquarters, in response to rein on the neck 

 and heel in the flank ; by it horses may be brought up to a 

 gate to unlatch it or to " dress " in troop maneuvers. 



108. Factors influencing the horse's way of going. — 

 The particular features or deviations in a horse's way of 

 going may be due to either of two sets of factors, natural 



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