. Driving as I found it. Swales, Frank. 122 DRIVING AS I FOUND IT. cessary before starting off to see that the horses are well up in their traces, and that each rein is in its proper place, neither tight nor slack. Many vexatious delays are caused through starting off with one rein loose foi' as the horses get into their collars and feel a check on ^vljich ever side of the bit the rein is tightest, naturally turn, and with an amateur coachman, who is. 8:enerallY a little nervous at the commencement, mij^ht get him into difQculties. Alter a little practice with the reins the best and most coach
. Driving as I found it. Swales, Frank. 122 DRIVING AS I FOUND IT. cessary before starting off to see that the horses are well up in their traces, and that each rein is in its proper place, neither tight nor slack. Many vexatious delays are caused through starting off with one rein loose foi' as the horses get into their collars and feel a check on ^vljich ever side of the bit the rein is tightest, naturally turn, and with an amateur coachman, who is. 8:enerallY a little nervous at the commencement, mij^ht get him into difQculties. Alter a little practice with the reins the best and most coachmanlike way is to take the two wheel reins in the middle finger, get the required length, just enough to feel the horse's mouth lightly, keeping the lead reins between tlie tA^^o bottom fingers of the right hand, thus (fig. • 10). Having the length of rein, so that they are perfectly even on each side, and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Swales, Frank. New York Eclipse Publishing Co
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