. Productive horse husbandry. Horses; Horses. THE CLASSES OF HORSES 59 classed in the saddle division. Kunners are distinguished from trotters and pacers by greater development of the forehand, by a shorter back, more level croup, straighter hind legs (Fig. 50), with less proportionate length from hip-joint to hock and more from hock to the ground. Their way of going is also distinctive; they have a wonderful reach and length of jump at the run, and gallop beautifully, but have a low, pointing stride at the trot (Fig. 51). They race on the flat, or over the steeple chase course of jumps, accor
. Productive horse husbandry. Horses; Horses. THE CLASSES OF HORSES 59 classed in the saddle division. Kunners are distinguished from trotters and pacers by greater development of the forehand, by a shorter back, more level croup, straighter hind legs (Fig. 50), with less proportionate length from hip-joint to hock and more from hock to the ground. Their way of going is also distinctive; they have a wonderful reach and length of jump at the run, and gallop beautifully, but have a low, pointing stride at the trot (Fig. 51). They race on the flat, or over the steeple chase course of jumps, according to their own natural aptitude and the schooling which they have received. Running race horses are handicapped by the weight required to be carried, an impost of only an ounce making a considerable difference in a horse's iinish. Oaited saddle horses are the distinctly American saddle horses (Fig. 52), although ambling saddle horses were at one time used in England, and at present the gaited horse is apparently losing favor in some important parts of this coimtry to the walk-trot horse of English idea. Gaited horses are required to go at least five gaits: the walk, either the nm- ning walk, fox trot, or slow pace; the trot; rack; and canter; all described under gaits. They carry full mane and tail and are the ideal of the Southern and Western saddle horse Fig. 50.—The straight hock-joint. Walk-trot-canter saddle horses do just Avhat is enumerated in the name, are usually docked and their manes pulled (Fig. 53). Many of our best walk-trot-canter saddle horses are converted gaited horses, show- ing that there is no distinction in type except in their per- formance. The collected, springy, weight-carrying trot of the saddle horse should be distinguished from the extended, fast trot of the speed horse on the one hand, and tlie high acting, sometimes pounding, trot of the heavy harness horses on the other. Walk-trot-canter horses are referred to as hacks, and a di
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