girthing

They left me, after girthing on their selles of corduwayne

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

Castrato and charged him to do accordingly; so he replied, “I hear and I obey;” and he took his pages with him and went out in search of the Stoker till he found him in the rear of the caravan, girthing his ass and preparing for flight.

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

The Hermit had taken Norah's saddle and placed it on Bobs, girthing it up with the quick movements of a practised hand.

A Little Bush Maid Mary Grant Bruce 1918

He was just girthing up old Bosun, and I was wrestling with Sirdar, who didn't want his crupper on.

A Little Bush Maid Mary Grant Bruce 1918

For a moment she could not see Cecil, then, peering into Betty's stall, she made him out, busily girthing up.

Mates at Billabong 1911

He was just girthing up old Bosun, and I was wrestling with Sirdar, who didn't want his crupper on.

A Little Bush Maid 1910

The Hermit had taken Norah's saddle and placed it on Bobs, girthing it up with the quick movements of a practised hand.

A Little Bush Maid 1910

They could hear the hum of voices ahead, the howling and the bubbling of the beasts and the hoarse cries of the soldiers girthing up for the day.

The Light That Failed Rudyard Kipling 1900

If a steady animal commences to dance without any exciting cause, such as the prospect of a hunt, his bitting and girthing up should be carefully examined, as there may be something hurting him, or the saddle may be pinching his back.

The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. Alice M. Hayes 1873

If a saddle-cloth be used, the groom, before girthing up, should bring the front part of the cloth well up into the pommel with his forefinger or thumb, so as to prevent it from becoming pressed down on the withers by the saddle.

The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. Alice M. Hayes 1873