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be too high, but the s:?.cld]e should swell regu- 

 inrly from the centre to the pommel. Saddles 

 are frequently too low, and fall away in the di- 

 rection alluded to, which causes the rider to 

 lean forward too much, and becom.es very un- 

 easy to himself as well as to the horse, as it 

 throws the weight on the horse's shoulders. 

 From the centre of the saddle backwards, the 

 aecent should be trifling, and merely sufEcient 

 to prevent the rider from losing his seat. On 

 such a saddle he will sit comfortably, and his 

 weight will not bear too much on his horse's 

 forehand, nor alter the position of the saddle. 

 Dragoon saddles have heretofore been made 

 heavier than was necessary to support the 

 weight they were intended to carry j for every 

 person that is conversant with horses must be 

 aware, that in a longmarchor ride the addition 

 of a few pounds will greatly oppress a horse. 

 In racing, a single pound will make a great 

 difference in determining a contest: if, there- 

 fore, so small a weight will affect a horse in 

 one of his paces, it must also affect him in 

 every other. A saddle too high behind is ex- 

 tremely uneasy both for the man and the horse. 

 It throws him forward perpetually, he rides- as 



