CH. XI SIDE-REIN 241 



will not find it amiss to have one always in his 

 pocket. 



When there is any chance of having a pulling 

 horse, a side-rein should be carried. The simplest 

 is a strap to buckle to the bit, and long enough 

 to pass through the hame-terret of the other horse, 

 and then to go into the tug-buckle. Since this pulls 

 on one side of the horse's mouth, it should be used 

 only when nothing else is at hand. The proper rein 

 is shown in Fig. 119. The short strap, which is 

 neater when round, is buckled to both sides of the 

 bit, and the ring on the end of the side-rein plays 

 upon it, so that the rein draws evenly. 



In an emer- 

 gency, a side- 

 rein may be 

 made with a 

 piece of cord an 

 eighth of an inch 



in diameter, as 



1 - -,-.- Fig. 119. Fig. 120. 



shown in rig. J 



120. One end of the cord is tied to a ring, then 



passed through one side of the bit, back through 



the ring, then through the other side of the bit, 



double knotted into the ring, and the long end made 



fast to the other horse's tug-buckle. In lack of a 



ring, a loop may be made on the cord itself. 



Care of Harness. — On being taken off the horses, 



after even the shortest drive, all parts of the harness 



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