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pieces when least desired, 

 leaving the foot without 

 any support. The best 

 kind have the inner half- 

 circle jointed in the mid- 

 dle and working on a 

 hinge at both sides, so 

 that it can open only on 

 being pulled from below, 

 as in case of a fall. Next 

 to this in safety comes a 

 plain, small racing stirrup. 



The Fitz- William web 

 girths are the best for 

 a woman's saddle, 

 white being used in 

 preference to darker 

 shades. There are braided raw-hide 

 and also cord girths, the former being 

 very serviceable, but they do not look 

 so well as either of the others. 



When the saddle is in position, free 



Girths 



SAFETY STIRRUP, 

 CLOSED 



