6 ROAD, PARK, AND SCHOOL 



mount in this way without girths. To dismount, by 

 the method I recommend, the rider will take the 

 right foot out of its stirrup, seize the mane and 

 pommel as in mounting, take a bearing upon the 



THE SADDLE. i. The Pommel. 2. The Cantel. 3. The Flap. 4. The Skirt. 

 5. The Pannel. 6. The Stirrup. 7. The Stirrup-Leather. 



left stirrup, carry the right leg over the back of the 

 horse, and, supported by the hands, gradually let 

 himself down until the right foot is planted upon the 



