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LIVESTOCK ON TIIK FAKM 



ally as a narrower one. Everyone knows that a chicken 

 could beat a duck in a race. The legs of a duck are farther 

 apart and it goes with a wabbly motion. With the legs set 

 so far apart the body must be thrown over so as to maintain 

 the balance in changing from one foot to another. This 

 takes time and energy. In order to maintain its constitution, 

 the roadster, therefore, must have the deeper chest. 



Walk, Trot and Pace. — When a horse walks, it lifts up and 

 sets down its feet in regular order and with a uniform beat. 



Fig. 14. — A team of hoavj' roadsters. 



That is, there is the same time between the imjiact with the 

 ground between every two strokes. Starting with the right 

 frcmt foot first the left hind foot comes up second in th(; 

 walk then the left front foot and ihially the right hind foot. 

 When the horse trots, the diagonal feet come up and are 

 put down at al)out the same time. That is, the right front 

 and left hind feet go together and vice versa. In l)oth of these 

 motions the feet should be lifted from the giound with a 

 snap, and with good flexil)ility at knee and hock. The feet 

 should come up so that the sole is plainly visible fi'om the rear. 



