WAY OF GOING— THE FUNCTION 



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The following are the common deviations in the direction of 

 the leg. Foreleg viewed from the side: Eigs. 20, 21 and 22. 



Foreleg viewed from in front: Figs. 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 

 and 28. 



Hind leg viewed from the side: Fiff. 29. 



Figs. 30 and 31. 



Hind leg viewed from the rear : 



Breeding has most to do with the particular gait at which a 

 horse goes. One may visit a collection of foals or weanlings in 

 a field, and upon starting them off across the field note that some 



Fig. no. — Knee-sprung 

 or over on the knees. 



Fig. 21.— Calt-kneed. 



Fig. 22.— Too straight 

 pastern. 



square away at a long, reachy trot, others go high enough to 

 clear the tops of the daisies, while still others break away in 

 an easy gallop, each gait being executed with equal ease and 

 naturalness. The reason is found in the fact that the first 

 described lot are Trotting-bred, the second are Hackneys and 

 the others are Thoroughbreds. In each of these the particular 

 way of going is a matter of breed character, and the instinct to 

 go that way is almost as strong as for either the field dog to point 

 or the game bird to battle. 



Heredity. — -Type, conformation, direction of leg and form 

 of foot are all more or less hereditary characters and are asso- 



