28 The Harness Makers' Guide. 



THREE-HORSE BUS HARNESS (for Horses to 

 Run Abreast). 



Bridles as ordinary Van Harness. 

 Breechbands 10ft. long altogether by l|in. wide, spliced in the 

 centre, lined in the middle from 3ft. Sin. to 4ft. From each end 

 of Breechband tapered 16in. to l^in. 



Buckle-pieces for Loin Straps made up, %in. by l^in. 



Tut in body of Breechband 18in. each way from centre of 



Breechband. 



Hip Straps, 4ft. 6in. long by l^in. 



Cross Straps to go from Hip Strap Pad to Hame Ring at Draft, 

 4ft. longby |in. wide. Billet on Cross Straps, front end, 15in. long. 

 Back end of Cross Stiap turned back to form a loop for Hip Strap 

 to run through. 



Pad for top of hips (for Loin Strap to run through, and Cross 

 Straps to Hame Ring), lOin. long by 2iin. wide, made of fair 

 strength of leather ; a loop sewn on either end of Hip Strap to 

 run through. Make a pad of ^in. felt, covered with soft black 

 leather or basil, and sew under the leather pad with loops on. 

 Sew Hip Strap 1 row across in the centre to hold the pad in its 

 place, and it leaves the ends loose to run the loops of the Cross 

 Straps on the Loin Straps. 



HAMES ANJ) TRACES. 



Ring on the Draft of Hames. 



Erom Ring to Square, double leather 18in. long by 2in. wide. 



Square, 2in. wide (inside) by 4in. long (inside). Bar across 



centre with tong to form a buckle to take the Breechband. Two 



loops on Hame Tug to take point of Breechband. 



Back ends of Traces from Square to Chain, 3ft. lOin. long, made 

 up, by 2^in. or 2^in. broad. Single Traces tapered at each end 

 to fit on Square and Chain. 



TANDEM HARNESS. 



WHEELER.— Same as Gig Harness. 



LEADER. 



Bridle, Crupper, etc., as Gig Harness. 



Traces, full size 1% by 120in. 



cob size l3/^ bv 114in. 



,, pony size li^; by 108in. 



Rems, full size 1 bv 288in. each side. 



" f^"b size ^ by 276in. 



" P""y size 3/ bv 264in. 



