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most. In making them incline or turn to the left it is just 

 the reverse. The little finger disappears, the thumb becomes 

 visible, the back of the hand cannot be seen, and the ends and 

 back of the fingers come into view. 



The incline to the right. 



A few words may here be said about the manner of put- 

 ting the horses to the carriage One great thing to be avoided 

 is frightening the horse on bringing him up to the vehicle ; 

 and another is knocking his hind legs up against the splinter- 

 bar or against the pole, as many grooms are apt to do in 

 bringing them up and turning them short round. If the 

 horses hit themselves, an accident is not an improbability. 

 The groom should not lead the horse about by the bottom of 

 the bit. If any difference of opinion occurs between the man 

 and the animal, it causes a sharp jerk to be administered to 

 the horse's mouth, whereupon he generally throws his head up 



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