Ware, Francis M[organ], 1857- [from old catalog] · New York, Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 137
reins on the down grade—but always havethem arranged as you mean they shall be for the descent.A horse may stumble or a rein twist at the critical momentwhen your hand, or hands, are relaxed; away goes a rein(and the coach), and there is a regular mess in a moment. If your hand and arm begin to… … FOUR-IN-HAND DRIVING Never turn a comer with the leaders in the collars, forthey then have perfect command and may land you in thedrug-store or the grocers shop in a jiffy. Keep all hands working evenly up to their bits (notnecessarily traces) all the time, unless the trip is very long,and one or…
Driving of horse-drawn vehicles · Carriages and carts · Harnesses
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