226 REINS CH. XI 



from the bit, leaving 40 inches (3 ft. 4 in.) of rein to 

 hang down behind the hand. 



If this rein is made of three lengths of leather, 

 the first splice should be 96 inches (8 feet) from the 

 bit, which will bring it behind the holes in the rein, 

 and the second splice 192 inches (16 feet) from the 

 bit, or 14 inches behind the pad-terret of the wheel 

 horse, which is as near as it should be to the terret. 



If the rein is made of four pieces, the first splice 

 will be in the same place, 96 inches, the second one 

 152 inches (12 ft. 8 in.), which will bring it between 

 the head-terret and the pad-terret of the wheeler, 

 and the third splice 220 inches ( 18 ft. 4 in.) from the 

 bit, which will bring it opposite to the coupling 

 buckle of the wheel-rein. 



The lead coupling-rein should be 85 inches (7 ft. 1 

 in. ) long from bit to buckle, and, when buckled into 

 the middle hole of the draught-rein, it will extend 4 

 inches beyond the bit end of the draught-rein. 



This length brings the fork of the lead-reins at 

 the proper place ; if it is further back, it may catch 

 on the tail of the leader and cause an accident. 



The wheel draught-rein is 162 inches (13 ft. 6 in.) 

 in length from bit to end ; at 98 inches (8 ft. 2 in.) 

 from the bit is the middle hole of the fifteen. The 

 hand will be 121 inches (10 ft. 1 in.) from the bit, 

 and 23 inches from the coupling buckle ; and 40 

 inches of rein will hano- down behind the hand. 



The splice is 86 inches (7 ft. 2 in.) from the bit. 



The wheel coupling-rein is 104 inches (8 ft. 8 



