MEASURING FOR A SADDLE. 



135 



AUSTRALIAN BUCK-JUMPING SADDLE. 



This saddle (Fig. 121) has a particularly deep dip in the 

 seat, a narrow twist, and has very large knee-rolls, which are 

 about six inches high, and which curve backwards so as to 

 catch the thigh just above the knee (Fig. 137). It is some- 

 times provided with a " monkey strap," which is used to hold 



Fig. 137. Rough Rider in Buck-jumping Saddle. 



on by, and which was I believe invented by the famous Darcy 

 Highland, of wild-bull-riding renown. 



MEASURING A HORSE FOR A SADDLE. 

 In order to make a saddle which will correctly fit a par- 

 ticular horse, the following measurements are required : I. A 

 transverse section of the withers and back at the place where 

 the gullet plate and points of the tree will come. 2. Trans- 

 verse section of the back underneath the cantle. 3. Contour 

 of the longitudinal portion of the back immediately below the 

 position which the bar of the tree, on each side, will occupy. 



