. Riding and driving for women . rd or forward, according to the number ofpersons who are to sit in the cart; thus, if a groomis to sit on the back seat, the body of the cartshould naturally be much farther forward than ifthe back seat were empty, and, for the same reason,if there is the additional weight in front of anotherperson besides the driver, the body of the cart shouldbe moved farther back than if the driver were proper position of the body of the cart—so thatit will be in balance—can only be learned by experi-ment, for it varies, of course, with the angle of theshafts and t
. Riding and driving for women . rd or forward, according to the number ofpersons who are to sit in the cart; thus, if a groomis to sit on the back seat, the body of the cartshould naturally be much farther forward than ifthe back seat were empty, and, for the same reason,if there is the additional weight in front of anotherperson besides the driver, the body of the cart shouldbe moved farther back than if the driver were proper position of the body of the cart—so thatit will be in balance—can only be learned by experi-ment, for it varies, of course, with the angle of theshafts and the weight of the load to be carried. While the tandem cart is correct for tandemdriving under all circumstances, for country use 237 RIDING AND DRIVING FOR WOMEN there are several forms of light high carts whichare quite correct and much easier for the horses inhilly country or on heavy roads. While the bodiesof these carts are not adjustable, balance can besecured by raising or lowering the tugs in the girths <^M.^^2IS^*. Correct Position of Hands Driving Four-in-Hand or Tandem Right hand ready to assist left SO as to raise or lower the shafts, and by adjustingthe position of the people in the cart. In all highcarts the weight should be thrown forward in goinguphill and back in going downhill. It is an inter-esting fact that a horse can pull a heavier loaduphill the more weight, within reasonable limits, hehas on his back. 238 FOUR-IN-HAND AND TANDE:\I DRIVING In tandem driving, when going downhill, theleaders reins should be shortened; if the hill is long,they should be grasped in the right hand a fewinches in front of the left, separated by the middlefinger, released from the left hand for a moment,then carried back with the right hand behind theleft and grasped again in the left, and held thereuntil the bottom of the hill is reached. If, how-ever, the hill is only a short one, they may be sim-ply taken up in the right hand and held there fora moment. The leader shoul
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