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GIRTH. 



(gig.) 



Pony. Cob. Full Size. 



Body (off-side) ... 1' 10" x If" ... 2' 0" x If ... 2' 2" x 2" 



Three loops, equal distances, the first well away from the buckle. 



Girths, as a rule, are cut too wide, hence the many jibbing and 

 rearing horses. Wide and clumsy girths chafe, irritate, and 

 punish the horse ; all girths should be cut out of prime pliable 

 leather, and if for best harness (full lined) a stiff lay should be run 

 from end to end, nicely rounded, and half the width of the body. 



A short strap or large loop attached to the girth for the back- 

 band to run through, protects the forelegs of the horse. 



All girths and straps should be fitted well up into the saddle, 

 thus strengthening the flap. 



GIRTH. 



(carriage.) 



Pony. Cob. Full Size. 



^paLttoff^X)} 2'8''xir ... 3'0"xir ... 3'3"xir 



^tt?raAX)i i'i'''<H'' ... I'c'xir ...rsrxir 



Strap rrxl" ... r5"xlj" ... l'6"xlj'' 



If straight pads, " pad tops " should be cut J" wider than the 

 girth body. 



PAD TOPS. 



Pony, Cob. Full Size, 



V4r ... I's" ... re' 



Patterns forwarded. 



Apply to the Author — 



E. W. GOUGH, Walsall. 



