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CHAPTER XXIV. 



HUNTING EQUIPMENT. 



In the opinion of the writer the best saddle that 

 can be used is a plain hunting saddle made of the best 



boar-skin, with 

 strong double 

 girths and large 

 open stirrup-irons. 

 It should have 

 easy-working 

 springs, so that in 

 the event of the 

 rider getting a fall 

 he would not be 

 dragged, as his foot 

 would readily 

 leave the stirrup, 

 or the stirrup- 

 leather the spring, 

 either of which 

 would be sufficient 

 to release him with 

 great facility (Fig. 29). A shoe-case may be carried 

 at the side of the saddle, in which is a hinged shoe, 



Fig. 29.— Hunting Saddle. 



