. Breaking and riding, with military commentaries. Horses; Horsemanship. l62 ORDINARY RIDING. only support. At this moment horses usually make mistakes, and are apt to fall if they are not supported. Of course I point out only the chief " ; We under- stand that the hands and legs should always co-operate with each other. It might appear, after what I have just said, that the near hind is the leg which becomes most fatigued at a canter to the right. In fact, this is the usual opinion of many of those who have written on this subject. Nothing could be more. Fig. 45. —Third time of
. Breaking and riding, with military commentaries. Horses; Horsemanship. l62 ORDINARY RIDING. only support. At this moment horses usually make mistakes, and are apt to fall if they are not supported. Of course I point out only the chief " ; We under- stand that the hands and legs should always co-operate with each other. It might appear, after what I have just said, that the near hind is the leg which becomes most fatigued at a canter to the right. In fact, this is the usual opinion of many of those who have written on this subject. Nothing could be more. Fig. 45. —Third time of the canter; ofif fore in support. erroneous ; because the off hock, being under the body and having to raise all the weight, does the most work during each stride, which is a fact beyond dispute. I am aware that the near hock, being placed at the end of the arm of the lever, is under a much less favourable condition for action. But precisely because the position which the off hock occupies under the body, is more favourable to the complete utilisation of its force, it makes a greater effort than the near hock, and consequently it becomes more fatigued. If we attentively watch a horse which is cantering with his off fore leading, we will quickly see that the off hock and fetlock become much Digitized by Microsoft®. 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 Fillis, James, 1834-1913. London, Hurst and Blackett
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