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side to which he is turning and thus the legs be- 

 come oblique and bent outwards besides the other 

 inclination that they have from forward to back- 

 wards when they are in motion on a straight line. 

 The risk of slipping is gi-eatly increased if the tur- 

 ning is on an incline because the weight of the 

 body in that case weighs more either on the fore- 

 legs or on the hind-legs and thus a new obliquity 

 is formed to be added to the two others. 



When turning at a walking pace, as there is 

 no speed nor strain, the risk of slipping is small 

 provided the ground is flat and not very smooth. 

 If the ground is very smooth it is easj^ for the 

 horse to slip even in turning at a walking pace 

 and more so if there should be an incline up or 

 down and most of all to the outside. 



When turning at a trot a horse is apt to slip 

 even if the ground is not very smooth as turning 

 at a trot is done Avith a fast movement of the legs 

 throwing the body upwards and forward and cau- 

 sing at the same time the body to bend greatly 

 to the inner side and hence the legs become very 

 oblique sideways and outwards. 



