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SADDLES 



sometimes made as light as i lb. Regimental 

 saddles cost ^8, and weigh ih stone; they vary 

 in shape according to the regimental pattern. 

 Polo saddles £6, weight 8 to 9 lbs. Hacking 

 saddles /^6 to ^7, weight 10 lbs. Colonial saddles 



COLONIAL SADDLE WITH KNEE-PADS AND CRUPPER LOOP 



£7 to ^8; their weight is about 14 lbs. For 

 Mexican saddles fancy prices are given ; as much 

 as ^50 is paid for a particularly elaborate speci- 

 men. The expense is incurred in the profusion of 

 silver mounting and embossed leather. In weight 

 they range from 20 lbs to 30 lbs. 



" Side-saddles " date back to mediaeval times; 



