54 NOTES FOR HUNTING-MEN 



saddling up is doubly important. I remember once 

 having a horse of my wife's laid up with wrung 

 withers. I could not make it out, as the horse had 

 been hunted regularly with this same saddle, which 

 had never touched him before. I did not happen 

 to be out that day, but she told me the horse had 

 been wriggling and going uncomfortably all day. 

 On making inquiries I found the saddle had been 

 put on by an ignorant stable lad, and tightly 

 girthed up a great deal too far forward. There was 

 nothing whatever amiss with the saddle, and the 

 horse was ridden in it regularly afterwards without 

 anything having to be donfe to it. The stud groom 

 should put every saddle on himself, and inspect 

 every bridle before the horse leaves the stable. 



