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DRIVING AS I FOUND IT. 



reins in the right hand, with the thumb and top finger 

 grasp the wheel reins from behind the left hand, at the 

 same time pushing the left hand forward (fig. 19), until 

 the necessary amount has been taken up, but keep the 

 fingers closed so that the reins cannot escape, then drop 



the lead reins in their former position. This method 

 gives the driver a better chance to feel the mouths of his 

 horses and get the exact length of rein than by taking 

 hold of the reins with the right hand and pulling them 

 through the fingers from behind the left hand, which 



