26 SIDE-SADDLES. 



7. A stirrup bar for the stirrup leather. 



8. Girths. 



9. Balance strap. 



To these ordinary components of a side-saddle, a 



Fig. 8. — Side view of saddle tree. 



breast-plate and 5^^^^/^ <:/^^/^ or numdah are sometimes 

 added. On rare occasions a crupper Is used. 



SADDLE TREE. 



The tree (Figs. 8, 9, 10, and 1 1) consists of two bars 

 (side boards), which are connected together in front 



