. Points of the horse; a treatise on the conformation, movements, breeds and evolution of the horse. Horses. io8 LEAPING no period of suspension (Figs. 178 and 179, and 182 and 183) between the removal from the ground of the fore leg that supported the weight, and the putting down of the hmd leg which first comes on the ground. From the halt, the horse would prepare to leap by- making a rear (p. 75), and would project himself forwards and upwards when he had raised his fore hand sufficiently. From the walk, trot or amble, he would take off from either fore leg, and would bring the hind legs un
. Points of the horse; a treatise on the conformation, movements, breeds and evolution of the horse. Horses. io8 LEAPING no period of suspension (Figs. 178 and 179, and 182 and 183) between the removal from the ground of the fore leg that supported the weight, and the putting down of the hmd leg which first comes on the ground. From the halt, the horse would prepare to leap by- making a rear (p. 75), and would project himself forwards and upwards when he had raised his fore hand sufficiently. From the walk, trot or amble, he would take off from either fore leg, and would bring the hind legs under the body as might be 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 Hayes, M. Horace (Matthew Horace), 1842-1904. London, W. Thacker & co
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