MODERN RIDING. 



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finger of the right hand downwards between 

 the reins in the place of the little finger of the 

 left hand, and lay the reins smoothly through 

 the right hand. 



By this means the fore finger separates the 

 left reins from the right ; the superfluous 

 reins hang downward through the hand ; and 

 the thumb presses the left reins between the 

 first and second joint of the fore finger. 



If the reins are shortened by this method 

 of shifting, it is easy to let them slip to their 

 proper length ; but, whenever they are too 

 long, it requires the assistance of the other 

 hand to shorten them. 



The shifting them again into the left hand 

 is only carrying the left hand over the right, 

 putting the little finger of the left hand down- 

 ward between the left and right reins, placing 

 them smoothly upward through the hand, and 

 letting the ends hang over the fore finger as 

 at first. 



