It is the sound made on the ground by the horse's hoof when it touches down. By extension, it is the precise moment when an animal's foot makes contact with the ground.
It is said of a dog that it is overreaching when the print of a hind paw is behind that of the front paw on the same side.
t is said of a dog that it is paddling when the print of a hind paw is exactly on that of the front paw on the same side..
It is said of a dog that it 'toes in' when the print of a hind paw is exactly on that of the front paw on the same side.
Each limb can have four different roles in locomotion; here are their definitions and the images through which I represent them in the rest of the study:
-> pushing, the foot applies pressure to the ground
-> support, the foot is just placed to maintain balance
-> lift, the foot leaves the ground
-> swing, the foot, in the air, is brought from the back to the front.