CHAPTER XIX. 



HOW TO DRIVE A HOESE. 



THE ART OP DRIVING — PLEASURE DRIVING — HOW TO HOLD THE REINS— DRIV- 

 ING- A PAIR— FOUR-IN-HAND DRIVING— DRIVING WORKING HORSES — PLOW- 

 ING — THREE-A-BREAST. 



When the colt is once made to understandjsrhat is required 

 of him, in both double and single harness, his after education 

 depends on the skill and patient perseverance of his driver. 

 The art of driving, whether for pleasure or work, demands 

 a clear understanding of the requirements of each particular 

 case, and attention to every motion of one's horse. Pleasure 

 %orses are required to travel actively, evenly, safely, and with 

 as much style as possible, while work horses are required 

 to throw their weight into the collar, and with a steady, 

 even pull, without swerving to the right or to the left, and 

 without fretting or noticing what is going on about them, 

 to keep up a uniform motion of their load, at no time losing 

 the assistance of its momentum, and never unnecessarily 

 wasting their strength by a sudden rapid pull. The ability 

 of the horse to assume one or the other of these characters 

 depends even less upon his own nature than on the manner 

 in which he is driven. 



In Pleasure Driving the seat should be rather high^ 

 so that one may easily see over the dash-board of the car- 

 i-iage, but low enough for a direct pull on the bit when it 

 is necessary. The feet should be firmly planted (avoiding 

 an ungraceful or studied attitude,) in such a manner as to 

 give strength to the pull, and security to the position, in 



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