Years ago someone explained how this hoofbeat riddle worked, but I forgot. A horse at full gallop generates three hoofbeats per stride...this must mean that one hoofbeat is masked with another one. I'm sure that all four hooves are employed, but what are they? Hal
First video of horse galloping. First proof that all 4 feet were off the ground at the same time. Looks like the back feet almost .hit the ground at the same time. Horse in motion (Eadweard Muybridge) using a zoopraxiscope, 1878
On second look, the horse's left front and right rear feet hit the ground at almost exactly the same time.
THEN THAT EXPLAINS IT! The 2 hooves that strike the ground simultaneously constitute one hoofbeat, and the other two are seperately distinct! WOW, Nancy...you've got the answers! Hal