Not until you are proficient enough to catch the thong with certainty should you attempt to drive either four-in-hand or tandem, and you will find, the moment that you take the reins in your hands and start to drive, that it will be far more difficult to catch the thong than when you could
give it your undivided attention. Moreover, it is vastly more difficult to catch the thong in a wind, or under trees or other obstacles, than when learning in the stable, and constant practice is required to keep one’s hand in.
Winding Lash After Catching Thong
- 1. Near lead rein
- 2. Off lead rein
- 3. Near wheel rein
- 4. Off wheel rein
I shall not attempt to describe how the horses should be put to a coach or a tandem, for to do so would be to go far beyond the scope of this book, so I shall assume that the coach or cart, as the case may be, is correctly appointed and the horses properly put to.
Photograph by the National News Association
Measuring the Reins
Note correct tailor costume
To quote further from Mr. Garland’s work: