SADDLING. 



by the throat latch, and then tighten the strap as required. 

 The pressure this arrangement puts on the side of the 

 mouth opposite to which the horse bores, will generally 

 make him go with an " even feeling " on both reins. 



When a horse carries his head too low down in gallop- 

 ing, the snaffle may be fixed higher than usual, so that 

 the bearing on the corners of the mouth may make him 

 hold his head up in the manner he ought to do. This 

 arrangement is simply a substitute for the gag snaffle. 



The following description oi 2. plan for bridling a buck- 

 jumper, such as are met with in Australia, may not be 

 out of place here. 



Put on a snaffle with double reins, unbuckle one pair 

 at the centre, cross them over the withers, and attach 

 them respectively to the D's on each side — the near rein 

 going to the off D, and the off to the near — so that the 

 horse may not be able by any possibility to get his head 

 down. He should then be ridden with the other reins. 

 This method, which I have often tried with success in 

 India, should be adopted only for breaking in, and not 

 as a regular practice. 



Saddling the Horse. — The saddle should be passed 

 backwards over the withers to a position just clear of the 

 " play " of the shoulder-blades. Men who try to make 



