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in front of the supporting leg after the manner of a rope 

 walker ; most commonly seen at the walk in wide-fronted 

 draft horses. 



120. Scalping — hitting the front of the hind foot 

 above or at the line of the hair against the toe of the fore- 

 foot as it breaks over. 



121. Speedy cutting — in which the spreading trotter at 

 speed hits the hind leg above the scalping mark against 

 the inside of the breaking over forefoot as he passes. 



122. Cross firing — essentially forging in pacers, in 

 which the inside of the near fore and off hind foot, or the 

 reverse, strike in the air, as the stride of the hind leg is 

 about completed and the stride of the foreleg just begun. 



123. Pointing — a stride in which -extension is more 

 marked than flexion, as is conmionly seen in the trot of a 

 Thoroughbred. Pointing also indicates the resting of one 

 forefoot in an advanced position to relieve the back 

 tendons while the horse is standing. 



124. 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. 



125. Trappy — a quick, high but comparatively short 

 stride. 



126. Pounding — hitting the ground hard at the con- 

 clusion of a high stride. 



127. Rolling — excessive side motion of the shoulders, 

 usually confined to wide-fronted horses. 



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