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PRINCIPLES OF 



P. I. 



ground, and three on; marking four distinct 

 beats, as each foot in rotation comes to the 

 ground in the following order : — The off fore 

 foot, leading first, marks one ; the near hind 

 foot, two ; the near fore foot, three ; and the 

 off hind foot, four. 



Here though the feet follow each other 

 quickly, yet the languor of the action makes 

 the beats flat. 



II. The Trot is a more animated pace, 

 proceeding from the walk ; for when we urge 

 the horse to proceed faster than he can by 

 moving one leg after the other, we oblige him 

 to take up two at a time. 



In the Trot, the off fore foot and the near 

 hind foot mark one beat; and the near fore 

 foot and the off hind foot mark another beat; 

 so that in this action there are two legs cross- 

 wise off the ground, and two legs on, which in 

 their alternate change of situation mark the 

 time of one, two. 



