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APTENDIX A. 



Whip hand . 



Up to their bits . 



Carrying the bar . 



Shouldering the pole 

 Hanging off 

 Poling-up or pole- 

 piecing 

 Coupling-up 



Leathers 

 Lapping traces 



Crossing traces 



Terrets 

 Head terrets ' 



Guide terrets 



Pole pieces . 

 Neckings 

 Throat hasps 



Ribbons 

 Coupling reins 

 Draught or leading 



reins 

 Throat lashing . 



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Right hand. 



Going straight 



The freer horse's bar being an inch or 



two before his partner's. 

 Pushing it against his partner. 

 The opposite. 



Fastening horses to the pole. 



Fastening the coupling reins. 



2. Of Harness. 



Harness. 



The inside trace of one leader passing 



inside that of the other and returning 



to his own bar. 

 The inside trace of one leader fastening 



to the inside bar of his partner. 

 Rings through which your reins run. 

 Between the wheelers' ears through 



which your leaders' reins run. (The 



invention of Lord Hawke.) 

 On the wheelers' pads through which 



your lead traces run. 

 Pole straps or chains. 

 To fasten the names a-top. 

 To the names through a ring on which 



the pole piece goes. 

 Reins. 



The crossed inner reins. 

 The outer reins, the fellows to the 



coupling reins. 

 Passing a (leader's) coupling rein through 



a ring on his own throat lash previous 



to its being buckled to his partner's. 



1 These are now very generally given up in favour of rings or terrets on 

 the outside of the wheelers' head-piece. 



