HOLDING SINGLE REINS IN BOTH HANDS. 137 



ing the reins by one hand should be the same as that 

 by the other, so that the feeHng of the hands on the 

 reins may be the same on both sides 



4. When a horse which has an "even" mouth is 

 going in a straight direction, the action of one rein 

 should be the same as that of the other rein. 



Fig. 71. — A rein in each hand. 



HOLDING SINGLE REINS IN BOTH HANDS. 



Pass the near rein between the little finger and the 

 ring finger of the left hand, bring it out between the 

 forefinger and thumb, and take up the off rein in the 

 same manner in the right hand (Fig. 71). The reins 



