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take place tlie better.* For tlie amount of work a 

 horse can do, see remarks on that subject, under the 

 head of "Work," page 35; and to avoid broken knees, 

 see hints on that subject, pages 51 and 131. 



Mounting of Lady i7i Side-SadcUe. — The mounter, 

 being as close as possible to the animal, should place 

 his right hand on his right knee, and in it receive the 

 lady's left foot. When she springs, she should straight- 

 en her left knee, at the same time having in her right 

 hand the reins, with a fast hold of the middle crutch, 

 and her left hand on the mounter's shoulder to help 

 her to spring up. 



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The General Mounting, whether of brass or sil- 

 ver-plated (to correspond with the mountings of the 

 carriage), or with leather-covered buckles, is all a 

 miatter of taste, the leather being, however, the least 

 durable. 



A Dig Harness -Room is indispensable, in which 

 there should be shallow presses with pegs, but no 

 shelves; otherwise, coverings should be provided for 

 harness and saddles to preserve them from flying dust. 



Style. — In pairing horses for draught, if one be 

 rather larger than the other, the larger should be 



* In obscure lameness, to aid towards discovery of the affected 

 part, having first decided which leg or foot is diseased, it is not a 

 bad plan to walk the animal into a stream above the knees and 

 take him out again (or have water dashed at once fullj^ over the 

 member), then kneel and closely observe which spot on the sur- 

 face dries first — that which does so will probably prove to be the 

 most inflamed part. 



