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to detect anything faulty either in the 

 construction or the fitting of that very 

 important article. 



A new side-saddle should be used for a 

 fortnight before the owner rides in it, in 

 order to avoid the trouble that may arise 

 from finding out something wrong when 

 she is on horseback. Special care should be 

 taken in the fitting of the saddle on the off 

 side, where the horse often becomes tender 

 and saddle sore from the extra strain of the 

 rider's weight on that side. Her balance- 

 strap should not be attached to the stirrup, 

 as the girth bulk of the horse decreases 

 after riding for some time, and the stirrup 

 becomes too lonof. 



The ladies of officers' families, and others 

 going abroad, are recommended to take 

 their saddles with them. They are likely 

 to be much better satisfied if they do so, 

 and should they cease to require them, they 

 will rarely fail to obtain a good price for 

 English saddles. 



DRIVING. 



Before a horse c?ai be considered properly 

 broken to harness, he should have been put 

 through the foregoing course of training, 



