SADDDLING THE HORSE 



not ^vant a tight corset around 

 him. 



Fasten the front girth as tight 

 as you can. This done, reach un- 

 der the horse and get the other 

 girth and draw it up as you did 

 with the first one. Return now 

 to the f orew^ard girth and take up 

 the slack in it, drawing it tight. 

 This done, repeat the same oper- 

 ations w^ith the second or outer 

 girth. 



The last thing is the fastening 

 of the girth. This is done after 

 you feel certain that under no cir- 

 cumstances can the saddle turn 

 w^hen the rider is seated in it. 

 With a little practice in adjusting 

 the girths and making them se- 

 cure no further difficulty will be 



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