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CHAPTER V. 



SADDLERY. 



Varieties of Saddles Description of a Saddle Weight-bearing surfaces of a 

 horse's back and loins Saddle trees Webs of a saddle "Bellies" on 

 the seat of a saddle "Back" and gullet lining Covering of saddles 

 Panels Self-fitting military saddle Nolan's saddle Australian buck -jump- 

 ing saddle Measuring a horse for a saddle Stirrup leathers Stirrup irons 

 Safety bars and safety stirrups Girths Saddle cloths Breast plates 

 Cruppers Surcingles Position of a saddle on a horse Saddling a horse. 



VARIETIES OF SADDLES. 

 THE chief kinds of saddles are: hunting (Fig. 118), military 



Fig. 118. Hunting Saddle with a nearly Straight Head. 



(Fig. 119), racing (Fig. 120), steeplechasing, and buck-jump- 

 ing (Fig. 121) saddles. 



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DESCRIPTION OF A SADDLE. 

 A saddle consists of a wooden framework or tree which is 



