DRIVING. 83 



sonable, confounding, cruel, and dangerous, 

 to assail a horse in his front when he is required 

 to go forward. 



The driver being now arranged with reins and 

 whip in hand, he may move off, or, "set off," the 

 horse or horses at a gentle walk for a few paces, 

 until he has a fair opportunity of increasing the 

 speed, which should be done gradually (starting 

 off by a cut of the whip and a tug of reins is 

 vulgar and dangerous), and by gently lifting 

 up the horses' heads with the reins, in order 

 to give them notice, they will proceed ; but if 

 they should not obey, and require the intima- 

 tion of the whip, touch each of them gently, 

 as you would whisper to a child. Although 

 the left-hand ought always to hold both sides 

 of the reins, and the right-hand the whip ; 

 the right-hand with the whip in it, must occa- 

 sionally aid the left, in the use of the reins, 

 by taking hold of the right-rein, the driver 

 then has the command of the bridle right and 

 left, and can work in a zigzag direction through 

 crowded streets without altering his pace. 



In order to turn to the right, draw the right 

 rein gently with the right hand, and touch the 



