ON THE KEINS, &c. 



The author most particularly wishes to impress 

 upon his readers the value of riding with double 

 REINS for safety sake, and in order to avoid the 

 numerous accidents arising from reins breaking, the 

 tongues of buckles giving way, and the sewing of 

 the reins to their bits coming undone. When there 

 is but one rein, the rider is left quite at the mercy 

 of an affrighted and infuriated animal ; where, had 

 there been two, he would still have sufficient com- 

 mand over the animal to prevent accidents. 



There is another equally urgent reason for riding 

 with double reins, viz., the continual use of the curb 

 materially tends to deaden the sensitiveness of the 

 horse's mouth ; from the constant and unavoidable 

 drag upon the single rein, especially if tender- 

 mouthed, he is made uneasy and fidgetty, causing 

 him to throw his head about, and go extremely 

 heavy in hand, and frequently rear or run back, 

 to the very great danger and annoyance of his 

 rider, particularly when happening in a crowded 

 drive. 



It is very requisite to ride a horse occasionally 

 well up to the curb bit, and to keep him well up to it 



