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timo, shifting the left hand slightly forward, so as to 

 f^ive moro rein tn the otiier horse; both horses assisted 

 by the whip. There is for instance, a stronger effect 

 necessary on the outside horse, after the turn is 

 finished, to bring both horses np to the bit, and 

 into the new direction. It is a well-known fiict, 

 that broken horses are inclined to go too quick and 

 too short into the turns ; the whip has, therefore, 

 first to drive the inside horse easy into the reins, 

 and to watch over it, that (he tiaces of the inside 

 horse first bring the wagon. The outside horse, 

 having the longest distance to travel, must in case of 

 his hanging back (oftentimes caused by the driver 

 omitting to give the outside horse sufficient rein by 

 shifting the left hand a little forward), be brought 

 up to the bit, by touching him on the inside. In 

 short, with lines and whip, an expei-ieuced coachman 

 will execute a correct turn. 



TO TURN TO THE LEFT. 



Put the right hand over the left, take hold of the 

 left rein and pull it backward, lift the thumb of the 

 l.^ft hand, and close it down upon the loop formed 

 by the rein, and after the turn is made, let the loop 

 slip forward again through the hand. The left hand 

 Alone should make all turns, so as to leave the 



