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shown " in hand" (Fig. 159), either to halter or lead bridle 

 in the case of draft and saddle horses, beside or in front of 

 a saddle pony if trotters or pacers, and usually on a long 

 lounge rein in the hand of a foot runner in the instance of 

 Hackneys and Coach horses. It is preferable that horses 

 so shown should not be prompted, but the Clydesdale show 

 men are about the only ones to evince any regard for this 

 preference. Prompting is frequently grossly overdone in 

 the showing of draft horses and Hackneys, the voice, whip 

 and all sorts of noisy contrivances being resorted to. 



Horses are led from the near side except when shown 

 on the long rein, as Hackneys are. Then the horse is run 

 up to the rail of the ring with the runner on his left, re- 

 versed and brought back with the rein over his back and 

 the runner on his right and a little behind him. 



Harness and saddle horses are driven or ridden well 

 into the corners of the show ring, in order to make as 

 much of the straight-away as possible, and are usually 

 called upon to work both ways of the ring for the purpose 

 of obviating any deviation in the stride which may be 

 due to taking the turns ; also to enable the judge to see 

 both horses of a pair, or the saddle horse cantering on 

 both leads. 



The special requirements of the service under which 

 the horse is classed should be borne in mind by the judge. 

 Work and station wagon horses should be handy in back- 

 ing up to a platform, real or imaginary ; runabout horses 

 should stand without hitching ; and saddle horses should 

 stand to be mounted. 



Drafters and saddle horses are shown at the walk, as 

 well as at the trot, and the other saddle gaits in the case 

 of the latter, while harness horses are rarely, if ever, 

 walked. Entries in roadster classes are expected to show 



