. Riding and driving for women . edlessto say, it looks very badly to cut in on the grass oneither side or to look as if you were cutting Ws. It must be borne in mind when you are drivinginto a country place, that many of them have theirdrives so arranged that there is a turn to the stablenear the entrance gate. Be sure that your horsesare well in hand, and that you are prepared to turnthem to the other side, as they are sure to see thestable turn and very apt to try to take it. When you come to a hill, remember that yourhorses in going up need to stretch their heads outin order to exert their
. Riding and driving for women . edlessto say, it looks very badly to cut in on the grass oneither side or to look as if you were cutting Ws. It must be borne in mind when you are drivinginto a country place, that many of them have theirdrives so arranged that there is a turn to the stablenear the entrance gate. Be sure that your horsesare well in hand, and that you are prepared to turnthem to the other side, as they are sure to see thestable turn and very apt to try to take it. When you come to a hill, remember that yourhorses in going up need to stretch their heads outin order to exert their full strength. You should,therefore, give them their heads as much as theywant, provided always that you keep them in going downhill, on the other hand, the horses 253 RIDING AND DRIVING FOR WOMEN should always be reined in, though, as I have said,not enough to bring them down to a walk unless thehill is very steep; they should, however, be keptwell in hand in going down as there is then thegreatest danger of Basket PhaetonNote position of groom and livery If you are driving a trap with a brake, with whichsome basket phaetons are equipped, as are all trapsfor use in hilly countries except runabouts, do notuse the brake too freely. It is much better for thehorses to accustom themselves to hold the trap back 254 HINTS OX DRIVING than it is to have them pulHng it downhill. If yourhorses become accustomed to having the brake onat every hill you go down, you will find great diffi-culty in holding them when you drive them withouta brake. The brake should be reserved for use ingoing down very steep hills and for emergencies, suchas having the horses get away from you when goingdown a moderate hill; but the brake should neverbe used, in single or pair horse driving, in pullingup. The rule of the road in this country is keep tothe right, but why this rule has ever been adopted,instead of the English rule of keeping to the left, Ihave never heard explained. A little
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