The Harness Makers' Guide, 29 



FOUR-IN-HAND HARNESS. 



WHEEI>ER.— Same as Pair-Horse Harness. 



T,EA1)ER. 



Traces IK Ijv 66in. 



Reins : Drafts, t()ui)lin<j;s, and billets as Wheeler. 



Handparts, extra len^jths added to make up to 21\i 

 each side. 



FUNERAL CARRIAaE HARNESS. 



WHEELER. 

 BRIDLE. 



Ordinary carriage, with the excej^tion of a safe to the head. 

 This is cut 7 inches long by 5 inches wide. The two corners of 

 one side are well rounded off — this part comes to the back of the 

 head — the straight edge of the safe being placed in a line with the 

 head about half an inch in front. Check Rein : ^in. wide by 30in. 

 long. Billet each end, S^'^in. by 8!n. 



BREAST COLLAR 

 Body, 60in. by 5in., lined for safes at each end only, 12in. 

 Layer, 34in. by i^^^^in. (if for l-^^in. traces). Polestrap dee placed 

 Sin. from centre of collar. In making the collars see that this 

 dee is placed on the pole side of each, or they will not be a pair 

 of collars. Tugs for wither strap made up S^^in. by l^^in. and 

 placed 9iii. from the heel of each trace buckle. If box loops are 

 to be used, cut these 6^in. by S'ij^in. Wither strap cut 44in. by 

 l^^in., wither strap safe 25in. by 2%\X).. Polestraps, 60in. by l^in. 

 See following sketch for method of lettins? in rein dees. 



PADS (Ordinary Carriage). 



With pad leathers 24in. by by^'m., if with two rows of beading. 

 Short tugs and point straps same as for ordinary carriage harness. 

 Girths, near side, 16in. by 2i4in. ; off side, 44in. by 2}i\n. ; strap. 

 18in. by l^in. 



BREECHING. 



Long Breeching, 120in. by 2^in. Five feet of the centre part 

 is left the full width, then tapered off towards each end to If^in. 

 Breeching Tugs 50in. between at the seat, and 4in. between at the 

 sides. Loin strap and crupper (ordinary). 



TRACES (with loop ends). 

 These are cut l^in. by 93in., then when they are turned and the 

 loop is foTmed should measure 78in. from point to end of loop. 



REINS. 

 Drafts 84in. by lin., couplings 78in. by iin., handparts 84in. by 

 lin., billets 14in. by lin. 



