. The principles and practice of judging live-stock . Livestock. THE INDIVIDUAL 99 95. Gait. — A gait is a particular way of going charac- terized by definite and distinctive features, regularly exe- cuted. The gaits are: 96. The walk, a slow, flat-footed, four-beat gait, which is one of the most useful if properly executed with snap and animation, whether in harness or under saddle. The walk should not be considered useful simply to afford the. Fig. 41. -A trotter at speed, showing the reach or extension of the stride characteristic of this gait. horse an opportunity tO' rest, but should be r
. The principles and practice of judging live-stock . Livestock. THE INDIVIDUAL 99 95. Gait. — A gait is a particular way of going charac- terized by definite and distinctive features, regularly exe- cuted. The gaits are: 96. The walk, a slow, flat-footed, four-beat gait, which is one of the most useful if properly executed with snap and animation, whether in harness or under saddle. The walk should not be considered useful simply to afford the. Fig. 41. -A trotter at speed, showing the reach or extension of the stride characteristic of this gait. horse an opportunity tO' rest, but should be regarded as a distinct form of locomotion, with as definite a purpose as any other gait which the horse goes. 97. The trot, a rapid, two-beat gait in which the di- agonal fore and hind legs act together. There are three varieties of trot, viz.: the fast stepping trot, characterized by the length of stride and rapidity with which the indi- vidual strides are taken and constituting the gait of the har- 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 Gay, Carl Warren, 1877-. New York : Macmillan
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