ILLUSTRATIONS. xiii 



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145. Persian side iron 140 



146. Spade side iron 140 



147. Round leg iron 140 



148. Weston's patent safety bar and buckle . . . 141 



149. Girth buckle with cross bar 143 



150. ,, ,, without cross bar ..... 143 



151. Horse properly saddled and bridled . . . . 147 



152. Twisting stirrup leather 149 



153. Shortening a girth ....... 150 



154. Tightening the girths when mounted .... 151 



155. Using a stirrup leather, the sewing of which has 



become undone 152 



156. Drawing up iron on leather 152 



157. A rein in each hand 154 



158. Single reins crossed in both hands . . . . 155 



159. Single reins crossed in one hand . . . . 156 



160. .... 156 



1 6 1. Double reins held separately in two hands . . 157 



162. crossed in both hands with the little 

 fingers between them 158 



163. Double reins crossed in both hands with the ring 



(third) finger between them 159 



164. Holding double reins crossed in one hand . . 160 



165. Double reins in left hand : one crossed, the other 



hooked up on middle finger . . . . 161 



1 66. Shortening single reins held in one hand . . . 162 



167. Reins held in one hand in military fashion . . 165 



1 68. Off rein taken up by right hand from position shown 



in Fig. 167 . . . . . . . 1 66 



169. Tying up one rein ....... 167 



170. Measuring length of stirrup leathers . . . . '170 



171. Preparing to mount . . . . . . . 171 



172. Bringing horse's head round to near side when 



mounting 173 



173. Covering a horse's near eye with cap . . . 175 



