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THE SHIKARI 



On the near side a longer piece of hide is required. 



Now place the saddle on the animal, catch hold of 

 the loose end of the girth, pass the end of the hide 

 through the ring from the inside, now through the 

 saddle ring from the outside, once again through girth 

 ring from the inside, over the saddle ring again, tighten 







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Fig. 33. 



up and finish off with the kind of half hitch as illus- 

 trated (Fig. 33). 



When the idea is gripped it will be obvious how 

 much better this system is than the other. 



The twice over through the rings gives tremendous 

 leverage when tightening up, and there is little or 

 no risk of it ever loosening. In fact, so much pressure 

 can be put on, not by main strength, but by the system 



