CHAPTER XI. 



WHIPS, ROBES, HORSE CLOTHING, ETC. 



DRIVING AND RIDING WHIPS, COACHING, TANDEM AND HUNTING 



HORNS, DRIVING APRONS, DRESS AND STABLE CLOTHING, 



STABLE REQUISITES, ETC. 



DRIVING whips are 

 of two distinct types, 

 i. The straight raw- 

 hide or whalebone, 

 which is covered with 

 cotton, linen, silk or 

 gut, and is usually fin- 

 ished in black. The 

 length varies between 

 six feet and seven feet 

 six inches. The length 

 should be determined 



by the distance the horse or horses are from the carriage. 

 The whip used with a single horse is usually about eight or 

 ten inches shorter than that for a pair. The hand-piece may 

 be plain or ivory with a gilt ferrule. This type of whip is 

 the one used for driving roadsters and should be confined to 

 such use. 2. The thong (or lash) whip made of a stick of 

 natural-colored wood and a thong. This form of whip is the 

 one that should be used with all types of heavy harness 

 horses and is described in the following paragraphs. 



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