SADDLERY. 



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Such rubbish would be dear at ^^5 the baker's dozen. An 

 enormous quantity of machine-sewn saddlery is manufactured 

 for the colonies and export, a little of it, by firms of good 

 standing, is good, but a great deal is inferior, and the bulk 

 good for nothing. This too is to be avoided. A good price 

 must be paid for a superior article, such as will look well, 

 wear well, and give satisfaction to man and horse. 



As it is convenient to be acquainted with the different 

 component parts of a saddle, the reader is referred to the 

 illustrations, i, 

 is the head or 

 pommel ; 2, the 

 twist; 3, the skirt; 

 4, the seat ; 5, 

 the cantle ; d, 

 the flap ; 7, the 

 knee-roll ; 8, the 

 front and back 

 facings of the 

 pannel ; 9, the 

 gullet; 10, the 

 pannel. 



Polo - players 

 insist upon hav- 

 ing the light 51b. saddles, though, roomy as the one illustrated 

 is, I fail to see with what object, unless it be that they look 

 neat. Be your weight light or welter, never order a small 

 saddle for road, park, or hunting-field. A roomy saddle, in 

 which the rider can sit with ease and comfort, one which the 

 moment he is mounted gives him the proper grip, is also 

 beneficial to the horse, because it spreads the weight he has 

 to carry over a larger surface, the pressure per square inch 

 being thereby diminished. In the case of a light weight. 



