. Hints on horses; how to judge them, buy them, ride them, drive them and depict them. Horses. 74 HINTS ON HORSES Saddlery. The Marquis of Newcastle describes the saddles shown in Fig. 26 as the best. A very similar saddle can be easily made, on which to teach youngsters to ride. Place a piece of numnah on the pony's back (Fig. 44). Seat the child thereon. Place the child's leg in the correct position, and with a piece of chalk draw on the numnah (a) a line showing where the upper outline of the child's thigh will be. Then roll up a piece b. Straps or tapes for macintosh. Breast collar. Fig. 4
. Hints on horses; how to judge them, buy them, ride them, drive them and depict them. Horses. 74 HINTS ON HORSES Saddlery. The Marquis of Newcastle describes the saddles shown in Fig. 26 as the best. A very similar saddle can be easily made, on which to teach youngsters to ride. Place a piece of numnah on the pony's back (Fig. 44). Seat the child thereon. Place the child's leg in the correct position, and with a piece of chalk draw on the numnah (a) a line showing where the upper outline of the child's thigh will be. Then roll up a piece b. Straps or tapes for macintosh. Breast collar. Fig. 44. of blanket, cover it with soft leather or basil, and sew it to the numnah above and exactly following the chalk line {b). The child will derive great benefit from this "knee ; When the pony stops, instead of sliding for- ward on to the pony's withers, his thighs will be checked and kept in their proper place, and he will soon learn to grip with his legs correctly placed. In training a youngster's pony it is often well to teach the animal to travel whilst you are level with his flanks, and not leading him by the head. With a small pony this is easily done. If you are walking on the near side of the pony lean your right arm over his loins, thereby forming a cantle as in the Marquis of Newcastle's saddle—hold a rein in each hand, and use your arms to keep him up in the same manner as you would use your legs. You will soon find the pony go up to his bit. Now, when you put up the youngster you will find the benefit. The child will be in front of you. Your right arm will be hugging the child, giving him confidence. With your two hands you will be able to place the child's thighs and knees in correct position, and teach him to grip. You will have the reins, and teach the child to acquire a seat before ever he has reins in his hands. This is the secret of good Digitized by IVIicrosoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may h
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