Saddle with Stirrups v. Numnah 139 



the leather did not necessarily come against the 

 rider's boot, and it gradually went out in the begin- 

 ning of the eighteenth century. Some writers place 

 but little value on the stirrup as a help under adverse 

 circumstances, Adams going so far as to say it is 

 useless. Few experienced riders will agree with 

 this ; on a bad puller, for example, the action of the 

 arms must be weaker without stirrups, as the base is 

 weaker. This point is clearly brought out by 

 Cesaresco. 



