. Riding and driving. PLATE XXXIV.—TANDEM DOG-CART. PLATE XXXV. —HIGH AND DANGEROUS COCKING-CART The Tandem 395 that it is a foolish waste of equine energy, andvery dangerous. All forms of driving are dangerous, from pilot-ing Dobbin in a farm-wagon, 40 driving a drag toa race meeting, if the coachman is ignorant, care-less, and nervous. Even Dobbin may go downon his knees, or shy, and run away, if he is notlooked after. But tandem driving is no moredangerous than other forms of driving, if harness,cart, and horses are suited to the sport, and thecoachman is forever vigilant. There is no doubt
. Riding and driving. PLATE XXXIV.—TANDEM DOG-CART. PLATE XXXV. —HIGH AND DANGEROUS COCKING-CART The Tandem 395 that it is a foolish waste of equine energy, andvery dangerous. All forms of driving are dangerous, from pilot-ing Dobbin in a farm-wagon, 40 driving a drag toa race meeting, if the coachman is ignorant, care-less, and nervous. Even Dobbin may go downon his knees, or shy, and run away, if he is notlooked after. But tandem driving is no moredangerous than other forms of driving, if harness,cart, and horses are suited to the sport, and thecoachman is forever vigilant. There is no doubtbut that most horses enjoy going this way, andthe change is good for them, and it is excellentpractice; none better, indeed, for their owner. In putting two horses together in this fashionthe traces of the leader may be as short as pos-sible, say three feet from the nose of the wheelerto the croup of the leader, when the traces aretaut. The leader, if a breedy-looking animal,with good neck and shoulders, may wear to ad-vantage a breast collar, i
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