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selves by hanging off their saddles to the left. The leaping horn 

 is also of infinite use with a hard puller, or in riding down 

 steep places ; for without it, in either case, there is nothing 

 to prevent the lady from sliding forward. It has also the 

 advantage, that should one rider like it, and another not, it 

 is easily screwed on, or taken off. The saddle should be kept 

 in its place by the elastic webbing girths, and not, as the 

 common error is, — probably from the facility of tightening 

 it, — by the hard, unyielding, leather surcingle. The use of 

 this surcingle is to prevent the small flap on the off side from 

 turning up, and the large flap on the off side from being blown 

 about with wind, and it should not be drawn tighter than is 

 sufficient for these purposes. The part coining from the near 

 side should not be attached, as at present, to the small flap, 

 but to the lower part of the large flap on the near side. This 

 will leave the small flap on the near side loose, as in a man's 

 saddle, and allow liberty for the use of a spring bar. It will 

 also lessen the friction against the habit and leg, by rendering 



