POSITION ON THE BOX. 



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through the fingers of the left hand as far as the right hand 

 can carry them, and remove the right hand. (The stitching 

 where the two parts of each rein are sewed together should 

 be even.) Under ordinary conditions this will give them the 

 proper length when you have taken your position on the 

 driving seat. 



Now transfer the reins to the right hand, placing the 

 middle and index fingers of the right hand between the reins 

 with the near rein over the index finger. Slip the loop from 

 the little finger of the left hand onto the little finger of the 

 right hand. 



As soon as you 

 have mounted take 

 your seat on the 

 cushion and transfer 

 the reins into the left 

 hand, the near rein 



over the forefinger // OFF REIN 



and the off rein 



1' 1A,I* 1 



under the middle 



finger. At the same time slip the loop from the little finger 

 of the right hand to that of the left hand. The whip should, 

 from the first, be retained in the right hand. 



NEAR REIN 



POSITION ON THE BOX. 



The body should be erect, but without stiffness, the 

 shoulders parallel with the seat, the elbows kept close to the 

 sides of the body and the left fore arm horizontal, the wrist 

 so flexed that the tips of the fingers lightly touch the centre 

 of the waist. (See fig. i.) The knees and heels should be 



