t2o Horses and Horsemastership, 



quickest way is to get a friend who knows to stand by 

 while you are saddling up and correct your errors, you 

 yourself making the necessary alterations under his 

 guidance. 



It will often be found that some of the straps cannot 

 be properly adjusted for want of sufficient holes. The 

 remedy is, of course, to punch some more. A proper 

 punch should be kept in every troop. 



CLEANING, &c. 



If the dav has been a long one, or from one 

 cause or another, such as rain or mud. the steels 

 have become very dirty, place them in a pail 

 of water and let them remain there until you 

 have finished cleaning the saddlery. This will have 

 the effect of preventing any rust from hardening and of 

 moistening the saliva which usually adheres to the bits. 

 To clean them, take some silver sand in the palm of 

 your right hand and rub it thoroughly over the steels. 

 In a very short space of time you'll find all the rust and 

 dirt disappear. Keep at it until it does, and don't 

 neglect the corners. Now place the steels in the w^ater 

 again for a few minutes to remove any sand which may 

 have clung to them, then take them out and dry 

 thoroughly with the stable rubber or any soft rags kept 

 for the purpose. 



