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THE AMERICAN HORSEWOMAN. 



it is the one used by the Queen of England. 

 (Fig. 9.) In this stirrup the platform on which 

 the foot rests is broad and comfortable, and 

 is slightly roughened to prevent the foot from 

 slipping. A spring-bar attachment (Fig. 10) is 

 placed at the top of the stirrup-leather under 

 the saddle-flap, and at the end of this bar there 

 is a spring, so that, if the rider be thrown, the 

 stirrup-leather becomes instantly detached from 

 the saddle. 



The second variety of stirrup, known as " Len- 



nan's safety stirrup," 

 has all the merit of 

 the preceding one. If 

 kept well oiled and 

 free from mud, it will 

 release the foot at 

 once, when an acci- 

 dent occurs. It may, 

 if desired, be accom- 



Fig. 11. -Lennan's safety stirrup. pan i e d by the Spring- 

 bar attachment, and thus rendered doubly se- 

 cure. (Fig. 11.) Some people, however, dislike 

 the spring-bar attachment, and prefer to rely 

 entirely upon the spring of the stirrup to re- 

 lease the foot. 



The third stirrup, called " Latchford's safety 

 stirrup," consists of a stirrup within a stirrup, 



