SADDLES 



125 



for a i^ lb. saddle, 8 oz. for a 2 lb. saddle, 1 2 oz. for 

 a 3 lb. saddle, 1 5 oz. for a 4 lb. saddle. To obtain 

 lightness no webs or spring stirrup-bars are used, 

 a piece of stout linen being strained across for the 

 seat, while the stirrup-leathers are put through 



STEEi-l.iCHA-'K SADDLE WITH KNEE ROLL 



the tree. The French cavalry saddles have iron 

 instead of wooden trees. 



There are only two distinct shapes in modern 

 men's saddles, namely, (i) the tree made straight 

 over the withers and with a square cantle, which 

 is the generally accepted pattern for hunting 



