. Riding and driving. FIG. 27. —STIRLING CHIEF 9-. ,^. —w. CHIEF IN TROT The Saddle 55 The stirrups should be of tempered steel, oflarge size and not too light, with the tread atleast an inch in breadth. When the panel, orunder stuffing of the saddle, has been found to beright, care should be taken to preserve it, as it isvery difficult to find a saddler who will replace itexactly. A cloth of felt or a piece of thin leatherunder the saddle will preserve the panel formany years. In places where I have found itimpossible to have the panel satisfactorily fitted,I have removed it altogeth
. Riding and driving. FIG. 27. —STIRLING CHIEF 9-. ,^. —w. CHIEF IN TROT The Saddle 55 The stirrups should be of tempered steel, oflarge size and not too light, with the tread atleast an inch in breadth. When the panel, orunder stuffing of the saddle, has been found to beright, care should be taken to preserve it, as it isvery difficult to find a saddler who will replace itexactly. A cloth of felt or a piece of thin leatherunder the saddle will preserve the panel formany years. In places where I have found itimpossible to have the panel satisfactorily fitted,I have removed it altogether, and girthed thesaddle over thick felt numnah, a proceeding whichanswered perfectly. Saddle-galls are always dueeither to an ill-fitting tree or an ill-fitting rider;they are preventable, they should not exist. The saddle having been found to suit the horse,the rider may consider his own comfort and con-venience. It is always better, where skilful work-men can be found, to buy the tree of the rightlength and have the saddle finished to suit
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