. Riding and driving for women . Getting Length of the Reins between the second and third fingers, the ends pass-ing down the palm of the hand and out by the littlefinger. Then step back until you are opposite thedash, letting the reins slip through both hands, andthen, with the right hand, pull them through theleft a little more until they are at the length whichthey will be when you are in the seat, and very 196 FORM lightly feel the horses mouth. Then take the whipout of the socket with the right hand and transferthe reins to the right hand in the same position as Ihave described above, and
. Riding and driving for women . Getting Length of the Reins between the second and third fingers, the ends pass-ing down the palm of the hand and out by the littlefinger. Then step back until you are opposite thedash, letting the reins slip through both hands, andthen, with the right hand, pull them through theleft a little more until they are at the length whichthey will be when you are in the seat, and very 196 FORM lightly feel the horses mouth. Then take the whipout of the socket with the right hand and transferthe reins to the right hand in the same position as Ihave described above, and step into the trap. Takehold of the dash with the right hand, and put the. Stepping into the Trap right foot on the step and step into the trap withthe left foot, and if necessary assist yourself byplacing the left hand on the seat when you are inthe act of stepping in. Sit down on the drivingseat and take the reins in the left hand in the posi-tion described above, keeping the whip in the righthand. So far, exactly the same things are done 197 RIDIXG AND DRRIXG FOR \V0:MEX whether you are driving a pair or a single a pair you should not have the whip laid acrossthe horses backs, as you would in driving four. For ladies traps I prefer the square, almost leveldriving cushion to the slanting one, as it is more
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