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CH. XIX 



get rid of it, he should stand it behind the lamp- 

 iron and leaning against it, with the butt on the 

 ground. The horse-keepers, one on each side, pull 

 the lead-reins through the terrets of the wheelers, 

 and run them through the leaders' terrets, as is 

 shown in Plate XXXIII. They then unhook the 

 traces, the inside one first, and lay them over the 

 leaders' backs, being sure that they are laid well 



over, so as not to fall off 

 when the horses move. 

 The leaders should be 

 led a short distance away 

 and their coupling-reins 

 unbuckled ; they may be 

 trained to stand still where 

 they are left, or to walk to 

 the stable if it is close at 

 hand. 



The wheelers' reins are 

 huno; on the centre-ter- 

 rets (Fig. 171), the pole- 

 chains slacked ; the traces 

 unhooked, the inside one 

 first ; the coupling-reins un- 

 buckled (since the wheelers 

 cannot get clear of the bars 

 unless this is done), and the 

 horses led out of the way. If a spare man, or boy, 

 is at hand, he can collect the four horses and hold 

 them all at once, clear of the coach. 



Fig. 171. 



