CHAPTER XXII 



HORSE EQUIPMENT FOR RANGE WORK. 



To the beginner the question of saddle, bridle, bit and 

 spurs is a momentous one. Shall be buy a saddle with 

 a horn or ride a "muley"? Shall he have a "center-fire" 

 or a "rimfire"? Shall it be a Texas or a California tree? 



The Low Horn Texas Tree, Weight, 

 40 Founds. 



The Swelled Fork Tree. 



Shall it have the huge eagle-billed "tapaderos" of the 

 Pacific Coast or the simple narrow, iron stirrup of the 

 Texan ? 



Saddles. There are but two types of saddles to be 

 considered : the McClellan or Government saddle, and 

 the western stock saddle. The former weighs from nine 



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