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All triiiuiiiiigs have bronze finish. 



All leather parts are made from russet bridle leather, 7 to 8 ounces 

 per scjnare foot. 



The neck strap is If inches wide and has a 1.3-inch brass ring 

 attached to the upper side of each end by a ring chape | inch in 

 width, which is secured by stitching. 



The saddle straps are f inch wide and have on one (>nd a |-inch 

 center-bar brass buckle and standing loop. In assembling, the free 

 end of strap is passed through ring of neck strap from upper side and 

 through standing loop, being drawn as close as desired, then through 

 ring of saddle from under side and buckled, the loop at saddle ring 

 being held by a sliding loop. 



The shoulder strap billets are } inch wide and each is secured by 

 stitching to the ring on neck strap. 



The shoulder strap buckle pieces are | inch wide and each has 

 stitched to the upper end a J-inch brass center-bar buckle with 

 sliding loop. The lower ends are secured by stitching to a 1.81-inch 

 brass ring, which is stitched to the martingale rear end. 



The martingale rear end is IJ inches wide. One end has a 1^-inch 

 malleable iron barrel roller buckle and standing loop, through which 

 the body is passed, forming an adjustable loop to receive the cincha. 

 The other end forms a loop, holding the 1.81-inch ring above men- 

 tioned, which is provided with a safe, the latter and the two thick- 

 nesses of body being stitched together. 



The martingale buckle piece is | inch wide. It is fastened by a 

 |-inch brass center-bar buckle to the martingale front end, and forms 

 a loop to receive 1.81-inch ring of martingale rear end. 

 " The martingale front end is If inches wide. By removing from 

 the center a piece | inch in width two parts f inch wide are formed, 

 the end of each being fastened by stitching to a IJ-inch brass ring. 

 The other end of martingale forms a billet | inch wide, which fastens 

 into the |-inch center-bar buckle on martingale buckle piece. 



WHITMAN SADDLE. 



(Plate X.) 



A complete saddle consists of — 

 1 saddletree (covered). 

 1 set saddle trimmings (bronzed). 

 5 coat straps. 



1 quarter strap, complete. 



2 stirrup straps. 



2 stirrups (German silver). 

 1 cincha (horse hair). 



