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HOW WOMEN SHOULD RIDE 



Saddling 



from the play of the 



shoulders, the 



first girth is tak- 

 en up, then the back 

 one, and kept clear of 

 the horse's elbows, that 

 his action may not be 

 impeded. Although 

 pulling the girths exces- 

 sively tight is to be 

 avoided, it will not do to 

 leave them loose, as a 

 woman's unevenly dis- 

 tributed weight might 

 cause the saddle to turn. 

 Any wrinkles in the skin 

 caused by the girthing 

 should be smoothed away 

 by passing the fingers be- 

 tween the girths and the horse. Then 

 the stirrup-leather is buckled, after this 

 the outside leather strap that keeps the 



SAFETY STIRRUP, 

 OPEN 



