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CHAPTER V. 

 SADDLERY. 



Varieties of Saddles — Description of a Saddle — Weight-bearing surfaces of a 

 horse's back and loins — Saddle trees — Webs of a saddle — "Bellies" on 

 the seat of a saddle — "Back" and gullet lining— Covering of saddles — 

 Panels— Self -fitting military saddle— Nolan's saddle — Australian buck-jump- 

 ing saddle — Measuring a horse for a saddle— Stirrup leathers — Stirrup irons — 

 Safety bars and safety stirrups — Girths— Saddle cloths— Breast plates- 

 Cruppers — Surcingles — Position of a saddle on a horse — Saddling a horse. 



VARIETIES OF SADDLES. 

 The chief kinds of saddles are: hunting (Fig. Ii8), military 



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Fig. ii8. Munting Saddle with a nearly Straight Head. 



(Fig. 119), racing (Fig. 120), steeplechasing, and buck-jump- 

 ing (Fig. 121) saddles. 



DESCRIPTION OF A SADDLE. 

 A saddle consists of a wooden framework or tree which is 



