On Seats and Saddles: Bits and Bitting and the Prevention and Cure of Restiveness in HorsesBlackwood, 1868 - 265 sider |
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Side 21
... inches long by 4 inches wide , at whose corners four legs of about 7 inches long are fixed on with one screw each , so as to THE FRAMEWORK OF THE HORSE . 21.
... inches long by 4 inches wide , at whose corners four legs of about 7 inches long are fixed on with one screw each , so as to THE FRAMEWORK OF THE HORSE . 21.
Side 49
... inches , having previously removed the weight , and place this near one of the ends instead of in the middle , -measure again and you will find that the pair of legs nearest to the weight have penetrated much deeper than the others ...
... inches , having previously removed the weight , and place this near one of the ends instead of in the middle , -measure again and you will find that the pair of legs nearest to the weight have penetrated much deeper than the others ...
Side 97
... inches in front of it . The English hussar , Plate VII . , is evidently expending muscular action to keep his stirrup in a certain position at an angle to its natural fall , instead of the stirrup supporting his leg as the latter falls ...
... inches in front of it . The English hussar , Plate VII . , is evidently expending muscular action to keep his stirrup in a certain position at an angle to its natural fall , instead of the stirrup supporting his leg as the latter falls ...
Side 123
... inches nearer to their op- ponents than has been hitherto the practice , " replied Serenissimus . It is just this , it is an affair of inches ; and these inches are widened into yards when the horse does not or cannot follow the reins ...
... inches nearer to their op- ponents than has been hitherto the practice , " replied Serenissimus . It is just this , it is an affair of inches ; and these inches are widened into yards when the horse does not or cannot follow the reins ...
Side 132
... inch or two higher or lower does not mat- ter . As far as the bit itself is concerned , half an inch , or even a full inch , higher or lower , would not make much difference in its action ; but , as we shall presently see , the curb has ...
... inch or two higher or lower does not mat- ter . As far as the bit itself is concerned , half an inch , or even a full inch , higher or lower , would not make much difference in its action ; but , as we shall presently see , the curb has ...
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On Seats and Saddles Bits and Bitting and the Prevention and Cure of ... Francis Dwyer Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1868 |
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