38 Accoutrements for the Horse. 



every part that it is intended to touch ; and the 

 closer it conies, so that neither the weight of the 

 rider nor settling of the pannel can bring it to 

 injure the withers' or chine, the better. 



If a saddle do not fit, the pannel cannot be 

 stuffed so as to insure its not injuring the horse ; 

 and where it does fit, superfluous stuffing should 

 be avoided, as causing the saddle to shift its 

 place, &c. 



II. With regard to the rider, it must be ob- 

 served, that a saddle may form a most unpleasant 

 seat for her, though it fit the horse. 



The best test of the propriety or adaptation of 

 the seat is when the rider, without the stirrup and 

 without effort, easily falls into and keeps her pro- 

 per situation in the saddle ; for when the seat is 

 improperly shaped, she will be shifted and placed 

 insecurely. 



A lady's saddle requires particular exactness in 

 fitting, or the horse will be cruelly galled by it. 

 It should be very deep in the points, and should 

 sit close from the top of the bearing to the extreme 

 ends of the points. The manner in which a lady 

 rides will ever give the saddle a preponderance to 

 the near side, at which time the saddle is sustained 

 by the point on the near side, and the bearing on 

 the off, which may be compared to a hook; the 



