. The horse, in the stables and the field: his varieties, management in health and disease, anatomy, physiology, etc . frequent cause of strained back tendons. When galloping, or indeed goingat any other pace in deep ground, sprain of the leg that is not leading isliable from the fact that it has just prior to the period of suspension to helj?. raise the fore-hand by making the fetlock straight, and in addition to over-come the suction of wet land. The fast galloper has never more than two feet on the ground, or rarelyand but for a fraction of a second, suspension being brought about byflexing
. The horse, in the stables and the field: his varieties, management in health and disease, anatomy, physiology, etc . frequent cause of strained back tendons. When galloping, or indeed goingat any other pace in deep ground, sprain of the leg that is not leading isliable from the fact that it has just prior to the period of suspension to helj?. raise the fore-hand by making the fetlock straight, and in addition to over-come the suction of wet land. The fast galloper has never more than two feet on the ground, or rarelyand but for a fraction of a second, suspension being brought about byflexing (doubling up) the legs rather than by elevating the body fi-om theground. As IN TUE CANTER SO in the gallop, a lead is always made of one leg 154 THE HORSE before the other, and as one tires the other changes places with it. Acrood, true, and strong galloper will seldom require this relief, but a weakone especially if not completely broken, will effect the change this causes the loss of a race, for it cannot be done without
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