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ladies' eidikg. 



per is almost universally used in America, two cuts, repre- 

 senting the most fashionable forms, are here introduced. 

 Figure 36, is the ordinary slipper, with a small pad 



buckled over the iron, 

 to protect the ankle. 

 In fig. 37, a French slip- 

 per, the ancle is more 

 effectually protected by 

 the projection and turn- 

 ing up of the upper edge 

 of the slipper, so as to 

 entirely separate the 

 iron from the ancle. 



Girths. — The ladies' 

 saddle should be sup- 

 plied with three girths, 

 — two under both flaps, 

 as on gentlemen's sad- 

 dles, and one under the 

 near-side flap, and over 

 the off-side flap. They 

 all draw up on the off 

 side, and on horses which require to be girthed to suffoca- 

 tion, the two under ones should be made tight at the 

 stable, and again after the lady has mounted, and then the 

 outer girth should be drawn taut, confining the flap on the 

 off side. Well-bred horses have high, sharp withers, around 

 which it is impossible for the saddle to turn, and do not 

 require excessively tight girthing. If a lady hang on the 

 near side-horn of her saddle, no amount of girthing will 

 prevent the saddle from bearing hard against the withers. 

 The girths should be of a modest color, and of the best 

 quality of English webbing. 



The Bridle. — The bridle for a lady's horse should be 



Fig. 37 



