CHAPTER XX. 

 HINTS ON DRIVING. 



ONE HORSE A PAIR TANDEM AND FOUR-IN-HAND 

 SUPPLEMENTED WITH SOME NOTES ON TANDEM 

 AND FOUR-IN-HAND DRIVING 



BY FREDERIC ASHENDEN 

 DRIVING. 



THE same principles apply to the driving of one horse as to 

 the driving of a pair. First look your horses over and make 

 sure that the harness is properly adjusted. The best driver 

 may be seriously handicapped by the carelessness of a stable 

 servant. 



POSITION OF THE REINS. 



When ready to start hold the whip in the palm of the right 

 hand at the point where the ferrule encircles the handle. 



In taking up the reins stand on the off side (the right 

 hand side as you face the horse's head) about a foot and a 

 half away from the pad, face slightly forward. 



Pick up the loop at the buckle end of the reins with the 

 little finger of the left hand, and with the right hand remove 

 the reins from the pad-terret. Place the fore and middle fin- 

 gers of the left hand between the reins. The near rein (the 

 left one) should lie over the index finger. 



Step back until you are on a line with the horse's hocks. 

 Hold the left hand close to the body. Place the middle fin- 

 ger of the right hand between the reins and draw them 



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