. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. TiuM^fnuR, rRENCH TkonrR To persons accustomed to horses the differ- ences of the x'arious gaits are familiar, but to fi,\ them thorough!)- in mind is a first necessity Cresceus left hind foot. Thus the left fore foot and right hind foot move in unison, striking the ground together; then in turn the right fore foot and left hind foot complete the revolution, making the trot a diagonal gait. The pace or amble is an entirely different gait,
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. TiuM^fnuR, rRENCH TkonrR To persons accustomed to horses the differ- ences of the x'arious gaits are familiar, but to fi,\ them thorough!)- in mind is a first necessity Cresceus left hind foot. Thus the left fore foot and right hind foot move in unison, striking the ground together; then in turn the right fore foot and left hind foot complete the revolution, making the trot a diagonal gait. The pace or amble is an entirely different gait, the feet of each side mo\'ing in unison, making a lateral order of progression instead of the diagonal as in the trot. Sport with trotting horses is cjuite ancient in the Low Countries of Europe; it is one of the oldest amusements there, together with skating, tennis, and partridge shoot- ing. It has certainly con- tributed to form a race of trotters which now enjovs a European reputation. The best horses of the Dutch breed were bought b}' other countries, and by coupling them with the supple and more fiery Eastern breeds a race of trotters surpassing their Frisian ancestors has been obtained. The French trotter distinguished himself chiefly on a short-distance track, say of three Digitized by IVIicrosoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Voogt, Gos de, 1863-1918; Wormeley, Katharine Prescott; Burkett, Charles William, 1873- ed. Boston, Ginn & Company
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