ILLUSTRATIONS. xiii 



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145. Persian side iron . . . . ... 143 



146. Spade side iron 143 



147. Round leg iron 143 



148. Weston's patent safety bar and b'tckle . . 144 



149. Girth buckle with cross bar 146 



150. without cross bar 146 



151. Horse properly saddled and bridled . . . . 151 



152. Twisting stirrup leather 153 



153. Shortening a girth ....... 153 



154. Tightening the girths when mounted . 154 



155. Using a stirrup leather, the sewing of which has 



become undone ....... 155 



156. Drawing up iron on leather 156 



157. A rein in each hand ....... 158 



158. Single reins crossed in both hands .... 159 



159. Single reins crossed in one hand .... 160 



160. .... 160 



161. Double reins held separately in two hands . . 161 



162. ,, ,, crossed in both hands with the little 

 fingers between them . . . . . 162 



163. Double reins crossed in both hands with the ring 



(third) finger between them . . . . . 163 



164. Holding double reins crossed in one hand . . 164 



165. Double reins in left hand : one crossed, the other 



hooked up on middle finger . . . . 165 



1 66. Shortening single reins held in one hand . . . 166 



167. Reins held in one hand in military fashion . . 169 



1 68. Off rein taken up by right hand from position shown 



in Fig. 167 ....... 170 



169. Tying up one rein . . . . . . . 172 



170. Measuring length of stirrup leathers . . . . 174 



171. Preparing to mount 175 



172. Bringing horse's head round to near side when 



mounting . . 177 



173. Covering a horse's near eye with cap , . . 179 



