MEASURING FOR A SADDLE. 



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MEASURING A HORSE FOR A SADDLE. 



In order to make a saddle which will correctly fit a par- 

 ticular horse, the following measurements are required : i. A 

 transverse section of the withers and back at the place where 

 the gullet plate and points of the tree will come. 2. Trans- 



Fig. 138. Messrs. Champion and Wilton's Gauge for the Withers. 



verse section of the back underneath the cantle. 3. Contour 

 of the longitudinal portion of the back immediately below the 

 position which the bar of the tree, on each side, will occupy. 



The transverse section at the withers can be taken by the 

 instruments shown in Figs. 138 and 140. The former is 

 made somewhat on the principle of the head gauge used by 

 hatters, and consists of a folding-up case, in which thin pieces 

 of wood can move freely up and down, and can be clamped by 

 .screws at the ends of the branches, when the desired position 



