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the badness of their saddles. It is evident tlial 

 dragoon horses cannot be clothed too lightly ; 

 for the nature of their exercise is such as to 

 make them warm enough; witliout being loaded 

 with incumbrances. 



The skirts cf the snddle should not be too 

 long, as they will also promote heat •, and every 

 thing which has a tendency to heat a horse, 

 and keep the air from hini; should be avoided. 

 The short skirts that cover the extremities of 

 the stirrups look best, when made round. By 

 some they are made square, and to run straight 

 to the shoulder; and by cutting them in this way 

 conceive they Vv'ill not turn up, nor catch the 

 knees like round ones: but it gives to the saddle 

 an ugly and heavy appearance. The smaller 

 the saddle, provided there be room enough for 

 the rider, the better effect does it produce, as 

 it shews the fiojure of the rider, is lighter on 

 the horse's back, and admits more air to his 

 body. 



Cruppers, as v/as before observed, do not 

 look well on pleasure horses, but in cavalry 

 they are indispensable. Horses that have a 

 very lov/ forehand require them to keep the 

 saddle off the shoulders; but as the crupper 



