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times public-coach lead-harness, have no other parts. 

 The pad is used on all wheel-harness, and on the 

 lead-harness of a drag. It is usually made quite 

 straight as seen from the side (Fig. 123), and has a 

 centre-hook to take the bearing-rein, and a terret 

 on each side for the reins to pass through. In 

 wheel-harness the centre-hook is surmounted by the 

 centre-terret, through which runs the lead-rein. 



In drag-harness, it is a good plan to have this 

 centre-terret made to screw into its place, so that it 

 can be taken out and replaced by a small ball when 

 the harness is used for a pair. Sometimes, the 

 centre-terret alone, on its stem, is put on the wheel- 

 pad, and no centre-hook on either wheel-pad or lead- 

 pad, — on the supposition that no bearing-rein is to 

 be used ; but it is better to have the centre-hook ; a 

 bearing-rein may be at some time required. The 

 pad has a broad strap or belly-band, by which it is 

 kept in its place. This belly-band is usually one flat 

 niece eoine round the horse, and buckling on the 

 near side of the near horse, and the off side of the 

 off horse. 



The shape of the pad is important. It is fre- 

 quently made too flat, or too open, on the under 

 side, and rests upon the spine, in which case it will 

 inevitably rub the skin, especially if drawn forward 

 by the bearing-rein ; it should stand up, as in Fig. 

 105. To the end of the pad proper is attached the 

 point-strap, which buckles into a strap running up 

 from the tug-buckle. In drag-harness this is made 



