SLEIGH BELLS, FUR FRONTS, ETC. 



201 



defined: For park harness "pole-chains should be bur- 

 nished and have spring hooks; " for road harness " pole-chains 

 should be burnished or black, hooks should have india rubber 

 rings, not spring hooks." 



Pole-chains are sold separately from the harness and for 

 pair-horse harness cost about $12 per pair. Those for a 

 coach cost about $ 1 5 per pair. 



SLEIGH BELLS, FUR FRONTS, HOUSING AND PLUMES. 



Of recent years the girdle of bells for the horse has been 

 largely superseded by shaft and pad bells. For heavy single 

 and pair-horse harness a set of bells (see p. 199) is attached 

 to the pad by screwing the pad-terrets through the eyes 



FIG. 8l. 



FIG. 82. 



