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is sewed between the flaps and the Hning. On the other 

 side of the saddle a point-strap is similarly attached and 

 fastened into the buckle of the pad-girth. 



In the centre of the pad a bearing-rein hook or post 

 is bolted. A few inches from this on both sides the pad- 

 terrets are screwed into plates inserted in the tree of the 

 saddle, and consequently can be unscrewed whenever desired. 

 At the back of the pad, in the centre, there is a D for at- 

 taching the crupper-strap. This D may be of the same metal 

 as the other mounts, or black enamelled or covered with 

 leather. 



THE SADDLE FOR SINGLE HARNESS. 



The Saddle of a brougham harness is about six inches 

 wide, for a victoria a heavy saddle is five inches, and a light 

 one three inches wide. A tug-strap is sewed under the 

 skirt of the pad when intended for use with a four-wheeled 

 vehicle. The ends of the strap pass through the buckle 

 and keepers of the tug and are joined together by a tug- 

 girth. In brougham or victoria harness the French tug is 

 used and a metal loop is fastened to the lower part of the 

 flap, for the purpose of holding the shafts snugly against 

 the saddle. When the saddle is intended for use with a two- 

 wheeled vehicle the tug-strap* should be in one piece and 

 pass freely through a groove made in the tree of the saddle. 

 The pad-girth should be a flat, broad strap, with a swell 

 near the end, about six inches wide and provided with a 

 leather loop by which the tug-girth is held in place. Unless 

 the tug-strap can play freely through the opening in the 



* A back-strap is the name usually applied to this part of a harness, but the writer 

 prefers to use the above term as he believes it is more significant. 



