A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid

CHAPTER IX.

Chapter 888 wordsPublic domain

On bits.--The snaffle.--The use of the curb.--The Pelham.--The Hanoverian bit described.--Martingales.--The gentleman's saddle to be large enough.--Spurs.--Not to be too sharp.--The Somerset saddle for the timid and aged.--The Nolan saddle without flaps.--Ladies' saddle described.--Advantages of the hunting-horn crutch.--Ladies' stirrup.--Ladies' dress.--Hints on.--Habit.--Boots.--Whips.--Hunting-whips.--Use of the lash.--Gentleman's riding costume.--Hunting dress.--Poole, the great authority.--Advantage of cap over hat in hunting.--Boot-tops and Napoleons.--Quotation from Warburton's ballads 135