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with a bow at the butt, the same as for carriage. 

 Step to the side of your horse, ' pass the small end 

 through the lug strap (as in single harness) turning 

 it sidewise, then carry the point of the crooked end 

 under the end of the evener, leaving a lap of some 

 four inches, and make fast with two half-inch bolts, 

 bend projecting outward, after which procure a strap 

 four and a half or five feet long, (owing to size of 

 horses,) one inch and a half wide, with billet buckle 

 and loop attached to each end, the same as your reins 

 are buckled into the ring of the bits. One end of 

 this strap is buckled around the false shaft, where it 

 passes through the tug strap of the harness of the 

 kicking horse ; the other end is passed through under 

 the chest of each horse, just back of the forward legs, 

 and buckled into the outside tug buckle of the oppo- 

 site horse. That is to prevent the shaft from raising 

 when the horse attempts to kick. Now place your 

 cord bridle upon the horse's head, as recommended 

 in single harness ; bring the ends back, and pass them 

 through the ring made fast on- the top of the hips ; 

 on one side bring one of the cords down across the 

 hip, and make it fast to the pole ; the other end over 

 the hip, and make fast to the false shaft. He is now 

 in almost the same position as when between the sin- 

 gle shafts. The strap under the chest prevents the 

 shaft from rising, should he attempt to kick, also the 

 horses from spreading. I have another plan of work- 

 ing a kicking horse in double harness, and why I do 

 not recommend it in all cases is because the opera- 



