HORSEBACK RIDING 



top of the saddle when the sad- 

 dle is put on the horse. After the 

 girths are adjusted the stirrups 

 are dropped into position. 



Arrange the saddle cloth and 

 saddle so that they present a neat 

 appearance. Be sure that the 

 blanket or pad is entirely void of 

 any roughness or wrinkles before 

 the saddle is put in place. Neg- 

 ligence in arranging the pad be- 

 fore placing the saddle often 

 causes painful and troublesome 

 sores on the horse's back. 



Now reach dow^n under the 

 horse for the girths. A double 

 girth is safer than a single one. 

 First, attach the girth in front. 

 As you tighten it the horse may 

 * 'swell up" for the reason he does 

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