64 DRIVING. 



bridle, then take off the hames hij themselves, then the 

 collar, and lastly the terret-pad and crupper. 



DEIVINa. 



In driving, a man should sit up against his work, and 

 be thoroughly propped by his legs and feet, with the 

 left or rein hand held well in to his body, in front of 

 the waist. Nothing looks more ungraceful than to have 

 the reins at arm's-length. 



A driver should always be seated before any one else 

 in or about the vehicle ; and having carefully taken a 

 firm hold of the reins in his left hand before mounting 

 his seat, they should so remain, and never be shifted. 

 All turns and manoeuvres must be effected by the fore- 

 finger (and thumb if necessary) of the right or whip 

 hand, either on the off or the near side rein, according 

 as the direction of the intended movement is towards 

 the right or left.''^ 



With four-in-hand, the general principle is, while 

 allowing only a certain amount of play to the heads of 

 your leaders, to keep your wheelers well in hand, ready 

 for any sudden emergency, bearing in mind that it is 

 only with them, as they are attached to the pole, that 

 you can stop the carriage. 



A driver having occasion to raise his right hand for 

 any purpose, should first place the whip transversely 

 under the thumb of the left or rein hand (above, but 

 upon, one of the reins), leaving the other hand at 



* Yankee fashion is to drive with a rein in each hand. This style 

 in Ireland is humorously described as " driving vrith a rein in 

 each hand and a whip in the other." 



