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to catch the off side of the cantle with the right heel ; 

 and by the aid thus afforded, pick up the object. It is almost 

 needless to say that the horse employed should be particularly 

 steady. 



Another and easier method which is specially applicable 

 to a horse or pony that has had its mane clipped off, is to 

 take with the right hand a back-handed hold of the right 

 stirrup leather (Fig. 204), after having removed the right 

 foot out of its iron, and then to reach down and pick up the 

 object with the left hand (Fig. 205). The body can easily 

 be drawn back into the saddle by means of the grip the 

 right hand has on the off stirrup leather. To perform this 

 feat with safety, it is necessary to have the horse tightly 

 girthed up. With both these methods, the reins should in 

 the first instance be passed into the right hand and drawn up 

 to the required length. 



