Sallie Gardner at a Gallop
The clip shows a jockey, Gilbert Domm, riding a horse, Sallie Gardner. The clip is not filmed; instead, it consists of 24 individual photographs shot in rapid succession, making a moving picture when using a zoopraxiscope.
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"Once again, as with Janssen's work, I do not consider it appropriate to classify this product as a film, as it completely lacks any intention of entertainment and is not a film reel but rather a sequence of photographs joined together later. However, we must acknowledge Muybridge's originality and the effectiveness of the Zoopraxiscope, which he himself invented, as well as the method of using successive cameras triggered by a cord pulled by the horse as it passed. The historical significance of this product (note, not a "film") also lies in its ability to answer the curio..."
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Claims that these images enabled Stanford to win a bet (that a galloping horse momentarily has all four feet off the ground) are now considered apocryphal, since this idea was always believed to be true. However, what the images did reveal was a surprise that this occurs when all the legs are bundled up *beneath* the horse, and not when stretched out as had been assumed for paintings of horse races.
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The clip shows a jockey, Gilbert Domm, riding a horse, Sallie Gardner. The clip is not filmed; instead, it consists of 24 individual photographs shot in rapid succession, making a moving picture when using a zoopraxiscope.