THE APAREJO CINCHA 43 



leather sy^ inches on inside, 10 inches wide and 10 

 inches long, cut conical shape on outside. Fold 1^/2 

 inches from square end and lay into this fold a 5-16-inch 

 iron rod 9 inches long; lay it over end of cincha and 

 sew down with one seam across the end, so as to catch 

 the short or under side of facing, and two seams one- 

 half inch apart along the edge of conical facing. Care 

 must be taken that the sewing extends to ends, so 

 that the 5-16-inch iron rod will not escape. 



Fifteen inches from strap or rod end of cincha sew 

 on a round piece of leather 3 inches in diameter on 

 outside of cincha; punch two ^-inch holes, one inch 

 apart in center. This to hold fastening, or linger loop, 



as it is termed, and should be of good, solid leather. 

 Thong for fastening loop to be 12 inches long and 

 one-half of an inch wide, of best latigo leather, secured 

 underneath, allowing as much loop to extend on outside 

 as possible. Its use is to hold end of latigo or tighten- 

 ing strap when the aparejo is cinched on the animal. 



The latigo or tightening strap to be from 7 to 8 

 feet long; width, 1^ inches at heavy end and three- 

 fourths of an inch at light end. 



The rendering ring in heavy end of tightening or 

 cincha strap to be of 3-inch breeching ring, dropped 

 into a bight, lapped 2^/^ inches inward; drop into lap 

 the 3-inch ring, double over so as to leave a space of 

 three-fourths of an inch from end of strap to the inside 

 of lap. This loop is for the lace string to pass through. 



Rivet in center of folds and sew down two seam§. 



