The exterior of the horse . >oses him to fiill inside of tlie tract described. Hence, in viewof a fall which is always imminent, he must steady his equilibrium onthat side by the foothold of the corresponding propelling member, theright if the trail turn to the right, the left if it turn to the left. The gallop is called true when it is effected upon the right foot, for 35 546 THE EXTERIOR OF THE HORSE. example, when the horse turns to the right. It is styled false in reverseconditions ; fallino- upon the side is then to be feared. Diagonal and Lateral Gallop.—In the large quadrupeds themov
The exterior of the horse . >oses him to fiill inside of tlie tract described. Hence, in viewof a fall which is always imminent, he must steady his equilibrium onthat side by the foothold of the corresponding propelling member, theright if the trail turn to the right, the left if it turn to the left. The gallop is called true when it is effected upon the right foot, for 35 546 THE EXTERIOR OF THE HORSE. example, when the horse turns to the right. It is styled false in reverseconditions ; fallino- upon the side is then to be feared. Diagonal and Lateral Gallop.—In the large quadrupeds themovements of the posterior biped always precede those of the anterior. Fig. 236.—Diagonal or united gallop. The two bipeds gallop upon the same foot. A. Upon the left foot. | B. Upon the right foot. in such a manner that the second beat of the former coincides with thefirst beat of the latter (Figs. 236 and 237). It follows from this mode of association that instead of hearing fourbeats during the duration of a complete step, as if each foot was placedon the ground separately, only three are heard, in consequence ofthe synchronism of the beats of the second contact. The anterior and the posterior members may combine their move-ments after two different types : 1st. When the anterior biped gallops in the same manner as theposterior (Fig. 236), the second period of contact is produced by thesimultaneous diagonal beats which are interposed between the two otherdiagonal disassociated beats. We propose to designate this type, inorder to distinguish it from the following, under the name of diagonal
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