Excerpt from The "ABC" Of Riding to HoundsBefore mounting, examine your girths, which in the case of a side saddle should be further tightened after the rider is seated. Also notice carefully your bits, to see that they hang sufficiently low in the horse's mouth to bear against the bars of his jaw and not against his cheeks. Most horses are over bitted either in weight or severity. Look especially at the throat latch, which can hardly be too loose. If tight, it will not only distress your horse, but in extreme cases, cause a rush of blood to his head.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.