SAFETY STIRRUPS. 



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a safety bar may cause a lady to get " hung up," if 

 she is thrown to the off side and her heel gets jammed 

 against the saddle in the manner shown in Fig. 28. 



Fig. 26. Foot released by Cope's stirrup. 



4. If the outer iron is small in comparison to the 

 size of the foot, the rider may easily get dragged. 



5. If the outer iron of a Scott's reversible safety 

 stirrup is large in comparison to the size of the foot (as 



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