200 THROAT-LATCH RING CH. XI 



a loose ring between the buckle and the loop, or 

 keeper, in front of the terret, as shown at B. 



The terrets may be kept on the top of the head 

 in a public-coach harness, as well as the rings on the 

 throat-latch, since leaders that throw their tails over 

 the reins, or that are inclined to kick, will be less 

 likely to do either, if the rein is kept that much 

 hiorier ; but when the terret is near the boss, as in 

 Fig. 84, pretty much the same end is attained. 



In public-coach harness the ring is often sewed on 

 lower down than is shown in Fig. 85. In American * 

 public-coach harness these rings are invariably on 

 the inner side of the bridle, since the lead-reins are 

 not passed through a terret on the wheelers' pad, and 

 from the inner side go more directly to the driver's 

 hand ; but it is much more difficult to pass 

 the rein through, at a change. Sometimes 

 the lead-rein is simply passed tlwougli the 

 throat-latch. 



The strap with a ring at the end (shown 

 in Fig. 84), which is sewed on the crown- 

 Fig. 87. piece, is to take the short strap holding the 

 ring (Fig. 87) through which the bearing- 

 rein passes, and, when the bearing-rein is not used, 

 the strap and ring show very little. 



The buckle which is sewed on the cheek-strap at 

 the top of the winker should be a little above the 



* When reference is made to the 'American' way, the original 

 fashion, as practised in the West, is meant. 



