CHAPTER III 



EQUIPMENT AND NECESSARIES 



As the marching order equipment is to the 

 soldier, so is the saddle, the bridle, etc., to the horse ; 

 and the efficiency and comfort, let alone the appear- 

 ance, of the latter, like that of the former, depends 

 a great deal on whether his equipment is suitable, 

 comfortable, and fits him well, or the reverse. 



There is an old saying, something about not 

 " spoiling the ship for a ha'porth of tar." This 

 applies to us just now very much indeed. We have 

 got our own kit ; now comes the equipment for the 

 horse, the saddle, the bridle, and many other neces- 

 saries. 



The first thing to do is, as with the horse 

 (Chapter V.), ask advice from those who know ; the 

 next is, as with our own kit, go to good firms ; 

 and the first, second, and third are, don't stint 

 the tar. 



A good saddle costs but little more than a bad 

 one, it lasts twice as long, it always pleases the eye, 

 and, most important of all, it is far more likely to 

 fit, and be comfortable to the horse, therefore have 



a good one. The same applies to the bridle, and 



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