. Hints to horse-keepers : a complete manual for horsemen ... And chapters on mules and ponies. le is moreeffectually protected bythe projection and turn-ing up of the upper edgeof the slipper, so as toentirely separate theiron from the ancle. Girths.—The ladiessaddle should be sup-plied with three girths,—two under both flaps,as on gentlemens sad-dles, and one under thenear-side flap, and overthe off-side flap. Theyall draw up on the offside, and on horses which require to be girthed to suffoca-tion, the two under ones should be made tight at thestable, and again after the lady has mounted, a
. Hints to horse-keepers : a complete manual for horsemen ... And chapters on mules and ponies. le is moreeffectually protected bythe projection and turn-ing up of the upper edgeof the slipper, so as toentirely separate theiron from the ancle. Girths.—The ladiessaddle should be sup-plied with three girths,—two under both flaps,as on gentlemens sad-dles, and one under thenear-side flap, and overthe off-side flap. Theyall draw up on the offside, and on horses which require to be girthed to suffoca-tion, the two under ones should be made tight at thestable, and again after the lady has mounted, and then theouter girth should be drawn taut, confining the flap on theoff side. Well-bred horses have high, sharp withers, aroundwhich it is impossible for the saddle to turn, and do notrequire excessively tight girthing. If a lady hang on thenear side-horn of her saddle, no amount of girthing willprevent the saddle from bearing hard against the girths should be of a modest color, and of the bestquality of English webbing. The Bridle.—The bridle for a ladys horse should be. Fig. 37 THE BIT—THE WHIP. 295 perfectly neat and simple. The head-stall and reins shouldalways be made of the most pliant of leather. It is wellto have the two reins made of different material, or of dif-ferent size, that they may be readily distinguished. It isindispensable that a lady should know when her horse iswell bridled and well saddled, and she should study theadjustment of bit and buckle. The martingale is often adopted for show, rather thanuse. A ladys horse, properly broken, will bend to thehand without it, and where not absolutely required, it isfar better dispensed with. This remark applies particu-larly to the nose or standing martingale; for, should ahorse make a false step, half his power to recover himselfis destroyed b}^ the manner in which his head is confinedby it. The objection to the ring-martingale is not so greatbut one of this kind can only be used on the snaffle
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