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Of The Seat, 

 And Form of the Side Saddle. 



In the firfl place I would flrongly recom- 

 mend a large feated I^addle, very high on the cant- 

 let or back part, and a regular fweep from thence to 

 the front or pommel!, for fome faddles, more Ihame 

 be it fpoken, are fo fmall, and the feat fo rounded 

 in the middle, that to fit on them is next to balanc- 

 ing themfelves on a round pole, a comfortable iitua- 

 tion truly for a lady ! I fay again let me recommend a 

 large feated faddle ; I mean let it be large in propor- 

 tion to the fize of the lady, and high in the cantlet, 

 nay I am confident that they might be contrived 

 to advantage, were they conflrudted with peaks, and 

 the peak carried on from the back part of the faddle 

 to within four inches of the front on the off fide ; 

 this with the addition of a Burr, as it is called, to 

 fupport the left knee, would greatly affift the lady 

 in keeping the body on a good balance and fuffici- 

 ently back: which might prevent many accidents. 



If thefe hints ihould ftrike any lady or gentleman 

 as being reafonable, and ihould they be inclined to 

 have a faddle, fo conftrudied, I fhould think myfelf 

 happy in explaining myfelf more fully on the fub- 

 jed. 



Now in regard to the Seat for a Lady^ I iincerely 

 wifh I was able to prefcribe a more firm one than 

 the prefent falliion will admit of, however I will do 



my 



