ILLUSTRATIONS. xiii 



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145. Persian side iron . . . . . . . 140 



145. Spade side iron ....... 140 



147. Round leg iron ....... 140 



148. Weston's patent safety bar and buckle . . . 141 



149. Girth buckle with cross bar . . . . . 143 



150. without cross bar 143 



151. Horse properly saddled and bridled . . . . 147 



152. Twisting stirrup leather . . . . . . 149 



153. Shortening a girth ....... 150 



154. Tightening the girths when mounted . . . . 151 



155. Using a stirrup leather, the sewing of which has 



become undone . . . . . . . 152 



156. Drawing up iron on leather . . . . . 152 



157. A rein in each hand 154 



158. Single reins crossed in both hands . . . . 155 



159. Single reins crossed in one hand . . . . 156 



160. ,, ,, ,, .... 156 



161. Double reins held separately in two hands . . 157 



162. crossed in both hands with the little 

 fingers between them . . . . . 158 



163. Double reins crossed in both hands with the ring 



(third) finger between them 159 



164. Holding double reins crossed in one hand . . 160 



165. Double reins in left hand : one crossed, the other 



hooked up on middle finger . . . . 161 



1 66. Shortening single reins held in one hand . . . 162 



167. Reins held in one hand in military fashion . . 165 



168. Off rein taken up by right hand from position shown 



in Fig. 167 ....... 166 



169. Tying up one rein . . . . . . . 167 



170. Measuring length of stirrup leathers . . . . 170 



171. Preparing to mount . . . . . . . 171 



172. Bringing horse's head round to near side when 



mounting . . . . . . . . 173 



173. Covering a horse's near eye with cap . . . 175 



