. Riding and driving for women . re made to fit by altering thestuffing. The Kay collar is the type generally used. The weight of the harness is in proportion to theweight of the trap; for heavy traps, such as phae-tons or dog-carts, the heaviest harness should beused, while with runabouts, basket phaetons, andlight carts, lighter harness is correct. For country use, and especially in summer withall kinds of light country traps, such as runabouts,Hempstead carts, and breaking carts, a Dutch collaris quite correct and is much more comfortable andcooler for the horse than a collar and hames. The
. Riding and driving for women . re made to fit by altering thestuffing. The Kay collar is the type generally used. The weight of the harness is in proportion to theweight of the trap; for heavy traps, such as phae-tons or dog-carts, the heaviest harness should beused, while with runabouts, basket phaetons, andlight carts, lighter harness is correct. For country use, and especially in summer withall kinds of light country traps, such as runabouts,Hempstead carts, and breaking carts, a Dutch collaris quite correct and is much more comfortable andcooler for the horse than a collar and hames. TheDutch collar, however, should not be used with anykind of a heavy or formal trap, as it is not so welladapted for pulling, nor does it look well withthem. The lining of the collar should be black for all 275 RIDING AND DRIVING FOR WOMEN except sporting carts, where russet lining looks verysmart, though almost too sporty for a woman. Driving reins for a woman should be thinner andlighter than for a man, and should be very pliable. ^=3* Single Road HarnessNote the light Dutch collar for the same reasons, as I have explained on page 145,that apply to riding reins. The general principle to be observed in driving,as well as in riding, is to have as little harness onthe horse as practicable, and, above all things, notto have the harness overloaded with ornaments. For country use, and for all informal occasions, 276 HARNESS it is not necessary to use patent-leather harness,as it scratches and becomes shabby very black pigskin is therefore more appropriateand perfectly correct for such occasions. For rainyweather special harness should be used, as the raininjures the leather and tarnishes the metal of theregular harness, and entails a great deal of unneces-sary work on the grooms. Rainy weather harnesshas all the buckles covered and is made of oiledleather. When the owner is in deep mourning, everythingabout the harness should be black, all of the brightmetal should be co
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