LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Frontispiece. Alice M. Hayes. 



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1. Man riding a horse over a fence in a side-saddle , 3 



2. Miss Burnaby's Butterfly . . 9 



3. Miss Neil's Jackeroo n 



4. Mr. Vansittart's Romance . . . . . 13 



5. Irish mare, Salary . . 15 



6. Polo pony, Pat 17 



7. Arab pony, Freddie ....... 19 



8. Side view of saddle tree ... . . 26 



9. Underneath view of saddle tree 27 



10. Front view of saddle tree ...... 29 



i r. Underneath view of saddle tree and its webs . 31 



1 2. Grip with improved leaping head , . . . 35 



13. ordinary 37 



14. Hook for stirrup leather ...... 39 



15. Leaping head too low down . . . 40 



1 6. Side view of a properly made saddle . . 41 



17. Champion and Wilton's extra stirrup case . . . 43 



1 8. Capped stirrup-iron ....... 44 



19. Slipper stirrup . . 44 



20. The Christie stirrup . . 44 



21. Foot caught . .' 45 



22. Latchford stirrup . . . . . . 46 



23. Scott's stirrup . . . . . ... 46 



(24. ,, open . 47 



25. Cope's stirrup . ."..... . . 48 



