CH. XXIV 



RULES FOR JUDGING 



525 



Park Harness — {continued). 

 Martingales on all horses. 



No rings on coupling-reins. 



Road Harness — (continued). 



No martingales on leaders ; 

 kidney -link rings on leaders. 



Mountings of coach and har- Mountings, preferably of brass, 



ness and the buttons on servants' but at least all of the same metal 



liveries should be of the same throughout. 

 metal. 



Wheel-traces with metal loop 

 ends, not chains. 



Wheel-traces with French loop 

 or chain ends. Chain put on 

 roller-bolt with chain out and 

 ring in. 



Wheelers' inside traces shorter Wheelers' inside traces shorter 



than outside traces, unless the than outside traces, unless the 



inside roller-bolt is enlarged to inside roller-bolt is enlarged to 

 give the same result. 



Lead-traces straight or lapped, 

 not crossed. 



Eyes on ends of names through 

 which the kidney-links pass. 



Plain kidney-links. No kid- 

 ney-link rings on leaders. 



Solid draught-eyes on names. 

 Clip inside of trace leather, and 

 showing rivet heads only. 



give the same result. 



Lead-traces lapped, crossed, or 

 straight. 



Hook ends to names. 



Chain and short kidney-links 

 or all chain. 



Ring draught-eyes on hames. 



Full bearing-reins, with bit and One or more bearing-reins are 



bridoon. Buxton bits preferred, optional. 



Single point strap to tug-buckle. 



Metal or ribbon fronts to Metal or leather fronts to 



bridles ; if ribbon, the colour bridles ; if leather, the colour to 



should match the livery waist- match the colour of the coach, 

 coats. 



