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some previous indication of it, which the 

 rider should note. He should at once get 

 hold of his snaffle rein on the rigiit or left, 

 as near tiie ring as possible, and straighten 

 his arm, holding the rein tight, the rein on 

 the opposite side being held normally. If 

 this be properly done, it bends the horse's 

 head to the right, or to the left as the case 

 may be, and he is unable to rise because 

 his weight is pulled to one side. If, after 

 all, he succeeds in rearing, and is about to 

 fall back, the rider must pull the reins on 

 the right or left, and jump off on the same 

 side. That gives the best chance of falling 

 clear. A lady on an ordinary side saddle 

 should alwtiys pull the near reins in these 

 circumstances, but it is not to be supposed 

 that a lady will ride a rearer, so nothing 

 more need be said on the subject. The vice 

 of rearing is so disagreeable and dangerous 

 that the horse addicted to it should be put 

 in a pair horse van, or between the poles of 

 a three horse abreast omnibus. 



SADDLES. 



The all-important part of the saddle is 

 the tree. If the tree fits the back ot* the 

 horse, the weight of the rider is equally 



