Part I. Perfect Farrier. 7 1 



. So likewife if the Hind- bow of the Saddle pref$ 

 at its Points, then it will not come clofe enough to 

 his Back above *, and if it reft too clofe upon his 

 Back above, then it will betooeafieat the Points, 

 and fo quickly fpoil the Horfe where it prefleth 

 moil. 



The Stuffing of the Saddle fhould be of Deers- 

 Hair, or the long Hair of Horfes Manes and Tails, 

 or even that of the Tails of Oxen, which does not 

 harden near fo much with the Sweat, as the ordi- 

 nary Hair of Oxen and Cows % and fome ufe well- 

 dried Mofs, as leaft apt to harden with Sweat. 



When the Saddle is placed too forward, the flefh 

 of the Shoulder will appear raifed at the Points of 

 the Fore-bow when the Horfe is in motion. The 

 fame will happen if the Pannels be too much ftufFd 

 before, or that the Toes of the Fore-bow be too 

 narrow and ftrait. The Fore-bows fnould be always 

 diftant from the Withers two or three Fingers 

 breadth, and when you perceive they lie too near, 

 you fhould immediately rectify it, by fluffing thac 

 part of the Pannels called their Breafts or Paps. 



If your Horfe be low before, or the Fore-bow of 

 your Saddle too wide, or the Pannels too much 

 ftufFd behind, fo that you muft have recourfe to a 

 Crupper, take care that it be neither too ftrait 

 drawn nor too flack, and that the Buckle do not gall 

 him by refting upon his Reins. 



The Dock-piece fhould be large and full, rather 

 than too fmall, and let it be greafed every Day if 

 he gall beneath the Dock, and wafh the Sore with 

 Water and Salt, or good Brandy, which is the moil 

 fovereign Remedy, if the Horfe" will fuffer it. 



The Br eajf -plate fhould be alfo of a jtift length, 

 and the Buckles fo placed as not to gall him. 

 ^ Some Riders do gall a Horfe's Sides below the 

 Saddle, with their Stirrop-Leathers, efpecially if he 

 be lean 3 to hi.ader it, you muft fix Leather Straps 



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