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and fingers. With this object, leather ones should be at 

 least two sizes larger than those worn for dismounted use. 

 Tight gloves not only impede the hands in manipulating 

 the reins, but they also make the hands cold. Thick or 

 thin gloves are a matter of fancy. Personally, I like them 

 thin ; because with gloves of this kind, I can feel the reins 

 much better than with thick ones. Woollen gloves are 

 particularly applicable for use in wet weather ; for when 



- 233. Posts and rails ; about 3 ft. 9 in. high. 



the reins are damp, they give a far better grip than leather 

 ones, and keep the hands much warmer. Wool is a far 

 worse conductor of heat than leather, and besides, the 

 woollen material of gloves holds within its interstices a 

 large quantity of air, the heat-conductivity of which is 

 only half that of wool. When using leather gloves, it is a 

 convenient plan to carry a pair of woollen ones between 

 the sweat-flap and the girths on the near side, in case 

 of rain. 



