234 OOACHTNG. 



independence when you felt that every vehicle 

 on the road made way for the Royal mail. 



There is no circumstance of greater im- 

 portance, as tending to the pleasure and facility 

 with which horses are driven, than that of 

 putting them well together ; this, of course, 

 applies to a four-horse team. By this term 

 the due regulation of the harness and the 

 most appropriate place for each horse are 

 implied. ■ If properly attended to, it is wonder- 

 ful the ease with which four horses may be 

 driven, compared with the effort — in some 

 cases risk — consequent upon an injudicious 

 and unskilful disposition of the appointments. 

 With regard to the team, a little extra power 

 in the wheel-horses is desirable, inasmuch as 

 they have a greater portion of labour to per- 

 form in holding back the vehicle down hill; 

 while the high-couraged and free-goers will 

 be most advantageously driven as leaders. 

 Practice alone will render a man a proficient 

 in drivino- four horses. 



To explain the proper mode of handhng 

 "the ribbons," except by actual example, is not 

 an easy task; and the attempt to give hints 

 from which the sine qua non of a good coach- 

 man — hands — are to be acquired, is still more 



