Chapter II: Introduction: 1

CHAP.

I. HARNESS 5

II. DRIVING—SINGLE HARNESS 23

III. DRIVING—DOUBLE HARNESS 45

IV. CURRICLE AND CAPE-CART 58

V. DRIVING FOUR HORSES—POSITION OF 75
COACHMAN

VI. FOUR HORSES—THE REINS 82

VII. FOUR-IN-HAND—THE WHIP 101

VIII. FOUR-IN-HAND. STARTING—PULLING 119
UP—TURNING

IX. FOUR-IN-HAND. VARIOUS USEFUL 131
HINTS—WHAT SPARE ARTICLES TO
CARRY, ETC.

X. TANDEM DRIVING 161

XI. TANDEM HARNESS 187

XII. BREAKING TO HARNESS 197

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

FIG. PAGE

CURRICLE _Frontispiece_

1. SINGLE HARNESS ON HORSE 1

2. SINGLE HARNESS—POSITION OF THE 24
HANDS

3. SINGLE HARNESS—RIGHT HAND IN WRONG 27
POSITION

4. SHORTENING REINS 31

5. SHORTENING REINS BY SLIDING LEFT 33
HAND UP TO RIGHT

6. DOG-CART 38

7. DOUBLE HARNESS ON HORSE 44

8. COUPLING REINS PROPERLY 49
FITTED—HORSES’ HEADS STRAIGHT

9. COUPLING REINS OF EQUAL LENGTH 51

10. OFF-SIDE COUPLING REIN FITTED FOR 53
HORSE WHICH POKES HIS NOSE, NEAR
COUPLING REIN FITTED FOR HORSE
WHICH CARRIES HEAD IN CHEST

11. POLE FITTED WITH SPRING FOR 61
CURRICLE

12. CURRICLE BAR AND ROLLER BOLTS 63

13. CAPE-CART HARNESS 69

14. SPRINGING A HILL 74

15. PRACTISING DRIVING WITH THE WEIGHTS 77

16. FOUR WEIGHTS AND PULLEYS FOR 78
PRACTISING DRIVING

17. FOUR-IN-HAND—HOW TO HOLD REINS 83

18. STEADYING TEAM WITH RIGHT HAND 89

19. HOW LOOP SHOULD BE TAKEN UP 90

20. LOOPING NEAR-LEAD REIN UNDER THUMB 91

21. LOOPING OFF-LEAD REIN UNDER THUMB 92

22. LOOPING OFF-LEAD REIN UNDER FIRST 93
FINGER

23. RIGHT HAND ON OFF-SIDE REINS TO 95
PREVENT WHEELERS CUTTING CORNER

24. OPPOSITION POINT TO THE RIGHT 97

25. OPPOSITION POINT TO THE LEFT 99

26. RESULT OF HOLDING WHIP IN WRONG 103
POSITION

27. PREPARING TO CATCH THONG 105

28. THONG CAUGHT UP BEFORE LOOP HAS 107
BEEN TAKEN OFF

29. TAKING OFF LOOP 108

30. SECURING LASH BY TWISTING IT ROUND 110
HANDLE OF WHIP

31. BRINGING BACK THONG OF WHIP AFTER 115
HITTING A LEADER

32. TAKING LEADERS’ REINS OUT OF LEFT 137
HAND WITH RIGHT HAND

33. RIGHT HAND ASSISTING LEFT (ON THREE 151
REINS ONLY)

34. TANDEM WITHOUT BARS 160

35. TANDEM—POSITION OF RIGHT HAND ON 165
REINS

36. TANDEM—TURNING TO THE LEFT 169

37. TANDEM—TURNING TO THE RIGHT 171

38. TANDEM WITH BARS 186

39. LONGEING WITH LONG REINS 196

40. A BREAK BY HOLLAND AND HOLLAND 209

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HINTS ON DRIVING.