OFF CRUTCH. 31 



two crutches. As the great utility of the leaping head 

 received increasingly wide recognition, the off crutch 

 underwent a gradual process of decadence, because it 

 is of no benefit to a rider who understands the use of a 



Fig. ii. Underneath_view of saddle tree and its webs. 



leaping head. Indications of its previous existence 

 may occasionally be seen, especially abroad, in the 

 form of an entirely useless thickening of the off side of 

 the pommel. 



