ILLUSTRATIONS. 



FIGURE PAGE 



1. HEAD OF ARABIAN STEED 24 



2. HEAD or LOW-BRED HORSE 24 



3. WIDTH OF LOWER JAW IN THE THOROUGH-BRED . . 26 



4. WIDTH OF LOWER JAW IN THE LOW-BRED . . . .26 



5. OBLIQUE SHOULDER 27 



6. STRAIGHT OR UPRIGHT SHOULDER 28 



7. ENGLISH SADDLE 69 



8. STOKES' MODE OF GIRTHING THE SADDLE . . . .77 



9. VICTORIA STIRRUP 79 



10. SPRING-BAR FOR STIRRUP-LEATHER 79 



11. LENNAN'S SAFETY STIRRUP 80 



12. LATCHFORD'S SAFETY STIRRUP . . . . * . .81 



13. CHIFFNEY BIT 84 



14. THE COMBINATION BIT .85 



15. DWYER'S CURB-BIT 86 



16. THE BIT ADJUSTED . 90 



17. LADY READY TO MOUNT HER HORSE .... 104 



18. LADY READY TO DISMOUNT 110 



19. CORRECT SEAT FOR A LADY (Back view) .... 119 



20. CORRECT SEAT FOR A LADY (Side view) . . . .124 



21. CROOKED POSITION IN SADDLE (Miss X.) . . .129 



22. CROOKED POSITION IN SADDLE (Mrs. Y.) .... 133 



23. INCORRECT POSITION OF LEGS AND FEET (Side view) . 136 



24. INCORRECT POSITION WHEN LEGS AND FEET ARE WRONGLY 



PLACED (Back view) 137 



25. SNAFFLE- REINS ; ONE IN EACH HAND 149 



26. SNAFFLE-REINS; BOTH IN THE LEFT HAND . . . 153 



27. DOUBLE BRIDLE; ALL REINS IN THE BRIDLE-HAND . .162 



28. DOUBLE BRIDLE ; A SNAFFLE AND A CURB REIN IN EACH 



HAND . . 166 



