. Riding and driving. Shortening reins from behind Shortening reins from in front PLATE XXIX.—DRIVING A PAIR Driving a Pair 341 the bit of one horse, and one goes on the outsideof the bit of the other horse. These are called thedraught-reins. But there is a marked difference,for on each of these reins is buckled anotherrein, called the coupling-rein; the one on the leftrein goes over and is buckled on the inside of thebit of the right-hand horse, and the coupling-reinof the right rein goes over and is buckled on theinside of the bit of the left-hand or near buckling these coupling-rei
. Riding and driving. Shortening reins from behind Shortening reins from in front PLATE XXIX.—DRIVING A PAIR Driving a Pair 341 the bit of one horse, and one goes on the outsideof the bit of the other horse. These are called thedraught-reins. But there is a marked difference,for on each of these reins is buckled anotherrein, called the coupling-rein; the one on the leftrein goes over and is buckled on the inside of thebit of the right-hand horse, and the coupling-reinof the right rein goes over and is buckled on theinside of the bit of the left-hand or near buckling these coupling-reins to the bits, if onehorse is more up-headed than the other, let hiscoupling-rein be on top, so that he will not annoythe other horse by jerking up the others coupling-rein. The adjustment of these reins should besuited to the conformation and disposition of thehorses, and it is in this adjustment that the expe-rienced whip makes himself and his horses com-fortable, by making them go together, and golevel. No two h
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