The points of the horse : a familiar treatise on equine conformation . is a pace of two time, and consists of thealternate movement, in progression, of the right and left (orleft and right) pair of legs. In Figs. 48 to 52, which depictwhat we might call the flying amble, there is a period ofsuspension between each stroke. This fast amble is knownin America as pacing. There is little or no period ofsuspension in the ordinary amble. The amble is a very easypace for the rider, but is unpopular (why, I cannot tell) inEngland. The slow amble (the tripple ) is the favourite paceamong the Dutch farme
The points of the horse : a familiar treatise on equine conformation . is a pace of two time, and consists of thealternate movement, in progression, of the right and left (orleft and right) pair of legs. In Figs. 48 to 52, which depictwhat we might call the flying amble, there is a period ofsuspension between each stroke. This fast amble is knownin America as pacing. There is little or no period ofsuspension in the ordinary amble. The amble is a very easypace for the rider, but is unpopular (why, I cannot tell) inEngland. The slow amble (the tripple ) is the favourite paceamong the Dutch farmers in South Africa. Baron de Curnieu[Lemons cTHygicne Hippiqtie G^izcrale) tells us that Napo-leon I. was accustomed to ride amblers during his campaigns,when he had to go long distances at a fast pace. If a horsetakes readily to the amble, his rider will find it a comfortablemethod of travelling. The remarks I have made on page 97et seq. with reference to the merits of trotting, apply equallywell to ambling, with the exception that the equilibrium of FLYING Fig. 48.—Beginning of Right Support.
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