212 RIDING WITHOUT REINS. 



catch in the reins. I would here point out the necessity of 

 having not only a very steady horse for this purpose, 

 which has been thoroughly well broken to long rein driving, 

 but an expert driver in the use of them ; for in the hands 

 of an inexperienced amateur the long reins are very liable 

 to become entangled in the horse's legs and result in a bad 

 accident to the helpless rider on its back. An easier 

 method of learning to ride without reins, though not so 

 good, is to have a " runner " with a lunging rein to lead 

 the horse on foot, as these men will be able to go quite 

 fast and far enough for the reinless horseman. 



The subject of training horses with the long reins is dealt 

 with at considerable length in Illustrated Horse-Breaking. 



