BODY OF APAREJO 

 THE BODY OF THE APAREJO. 



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(a) The belly or body piece; (b) boots or end pieces; 

 (c) boot facings; (d) hand holes; (e) center facing; 

 (f) front facing; (g) crupper; (h) dock piece; (i) 

 carrier piece; (j) back piece. 



Note. — The first two items of the above are some- 

 times referred to as the "body pieces." 



THE BODY. 



To be made of solid, fair leather, tallow finish; 

 sides to be of good spread, weighing from 12 to 14 

 pounds to the side, free of cuts and blemishes. 



Cut the back piece 43i/^ inches long and 24 wide. 

 Cut the belly or body piece 45T/^ inches long and 24 

 inches wide. 



Cut boots 24 inches long and 18 inches wide. Face 

 the boots at each end with a semicircular facing, fac- 

 ing to be 18 inches long and 12 inches wide, diameter 

 of semicircle to be 16 inches. Facings to meet at 

 center of boot. 



The facings must be sewed on with three seams, 

 one-fourth of an inch from their semicircular edges, 



