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pieces when least desired, 

 leaving the foot without 

 any support. The best 

 kind have the inner half- 

 circle jointed in the mid- 

 dle and working on a 

 hinge at both sides, so 

 that it can open only on 

 being pulled from below, 

 as in case of a fall. Next 

 to this in safety comes a 

 plain, small racing stirrup. 

 The Fitz- William web 

 girths are the best for 

 a woman's saddle, 



Girths 



white being used in SAFETY STIRRUP, 



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preference to darker 

 shades. There are braided raw -hide 

 and also cord girths, the former being 

 very serviceable, but they do not look 

 so well as either of the others. 



When the saddle is in position, free 



