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upon pacers of mixed breed brought from Canada. Starting with
these materials, a saddle horse possessing great intelligence and
beauty was established. These horses are taught five or more dis-
tinet gaits and are also known as “The Five-Gaited Saddle Horse".
The gaited saddler is the horse that has made Kentucky and Missouri
famouse There ho is looked upon with great admiration and bred and
trained with great carcee

Now, getting back to riiding--Mr. Mott, do you think that riding
lessons are eseential to enjoying horseback riding?

Riding lessons are a safety insurance while you are enjoying ridinge
The risk of riding without them is too great. There is no way to
learn without being showie Some people have ridden or do ride
without lessons, but they lack the keen cooperation between rider
and horse. They "stick" on a horses

I teach beginners the proper wey to fall from a horse. Most horses
will stop when they lose their rider and by lmowing how to fall, 4
rider can usually avoid serious injury. Then, too, it is an ad-
vantage to know the proper way to handle the reins, two or four,

as the case may be; the proper seat in the saddle; the proper posit=
ion of the fect----all of which are factors in determining the ease
and enjoyment of your rider, as well as the handling of the horses
There are many phases of instruction from the mere fundamentals
necessary for a begimer up to the more involved methods used for
five-gaiting, jumping, trick riding, show ring riding, and high
schoolinge

Mre Mott, wha t type of saddle do you recommend for easy riding?

I like for beginners to use the stock (or Western) saddlo for the
first fow rides at least. It has the saddle horn to grasp if they
need to do so and there is more saddle there than with the flat

(or English) saddle-=--thus the beginner feels more securo and less
as though he might fly over the horse's head at the first sudden
movement of the animal.

For the person who has ridden enough to "get the feel of the horse"
I recommend a flat or (English saddic). It is more comfortable
riding and gives the rider more freedoms It also adds more style
and show to both horse and ridere

What is the reason for two such opposite type saddles for riding?

The stock saddle is primarily for western riding. It emphasizes
rolaxation and comfort for riding for hours in the saddle over
rough countrye Tho large, deep saddle, the wooden stirrups, the
saddle horn (which is really for use in roping), the cowboy boots,
the chaps are all calculated to be aids to the security and comfort
of the cowboy. The flat saddle is used for park riding, jumping,
polo, show ring riding, and largely in the army---and alwoys, of
course, on five-gfaited horsese

Now that we are getting technical, how about bridles? I have seen
sone with two reins and some with four,---what is the difference