MOUNTKl) INSTRUCTION 137 



4. Traces: As i)rescnl)C(l in Par. 411, D. &- S. R. F. A., be sure that 

 the toggles are passed through Iiolding up and holding down straps, if 

 any. 



5. Yoke: This command should follow immediately after TRACES, 

 so that the wheel driver and other drivers can all be working at the 

 same time. Executed as prescribed in Par. 411, D. & S. R. F. A. 



6. Couple: Executed as prescribed in Par. 411, D. & S. R. F. A. 



7 . Teams to Carriages Hitch and Hook: Pairs are led to their proper 

 place in the team, wheel (lri\er causing his off horse to step over the 

 pole so that he may turn his i^air in i:)lace and not have to back them. 

 Wheel driver passing around to rear between the pole and his off horse 

 engages pole with neck yoke and hitches as prescribed in Par. 436, D. 

 & S. R. F. A. 



Lead and swing drivers, as soon as Avheel driver has finished any 

 part of his operations, commence to hook traces and hook as prescribed 

 in Par. 433, D ^ S.' R. F. A. ^^^^en finished thev all Stand to Horse. 



Reference Par. 411. 412. 413. 414, 41. S. D. ^ S. R. F. A. 



UNHARNESSING IN THE FIELD 



By Detail Unharness 



1. Drivers Unhook, Unhitch, and Tie on the Wheels: Lead and 

 swing dri\ers unhook as prescril^ed in Par. 434. D. & S. R. F. A. ; \\' heel 

 drivers unhitch as prescribed in Par. 438, D. & S. R. F. A. All drivers 

 then tie on wheels as prescribed in Par. 4Lt. D. & S. R. F. A. 



2. Uncouple: Executed as prescribed in Par. 413, D. & S. R. F. A. 



3. Unyoke: As prescribed in Par. 413, D. & S. R. F. A. Caution men 

 to unhook sidestrap from martingale D. ring; and not to untie martin- 

 gale cincha strap from neck voke. 



4. Traces Off: As prescribed in Par. 414, D. & S. R. F. A., with the 

 exception that traces will be laid aside on some part of carriage tempor- 

 arily until saddle is placed on pole. LTave men carefully lift traces off 

 the horses so as not to hit horse with chain or toggles. This command 

 comes immediately after UNYOKE so that lead, swing and wheel 

 drivers can all be working at same time. 



5. Unsaddle: Place near stirrup in saddle. Loosen cincha strap and 

 put cincha strap in saddle. Pass to off side, place cincha and off stirrup 

 in saddle, passing around again to near side, unfasten crupper and place 

 backstrap and crupper in the saddle, being sure that all parts of harness 

 are in well enough to keep harness up off ground when saddle is placed 

 on pole. Unhook the collar strap. (It is important to do this last). 



Lift saddle well up and place on the pole, saddles being placed on 

 pole from rear to front in the following order: Near wheel, off wheel, 

 near swing, off swing, near lead, off lead. Near wheel is placed well 

 back on double tree so as to allow plenty of room for other saddles. 

 The pommels of all saddles Avill be towards the front of the pole. It is 

 well to let sidebars overlap so as to. keep saddle from falling off the 

 pole. The traces are then placed over saddle, toggles and chains on left 

 or near side. The blanket is next removed with the hands in the same 



