> And...wouldn't the trailing legs (#6) be directly > connected (literally) to > the (#5) slack abs...?
The trailing leg tells us that the pelvis is not engaged. There can be one leg under the horse's mass and that one leg is engaged, but the *hindquarters* are not engaged. In regard to the slack abs... in "roundness", the topline of the horse will appear to lengthen, and the underline of the horse will appear to be shortened. I'm at my laptop now, so do not have access to a picture, but if you can find a picture, or even look at the horse Lee is riding in the image from the CD, I think his topline appears short, and the underline appears long.... which would be inclined to indicate hollowness. Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com
