DRIVING FOR PLEASURE.
THE GIG HARNESS.
The difference between this and the brougham harness is slight, but still there is a difference, and though the two harnesses are to a great extent similar, there are some trifling points which make each appropriate to its own use.
The breeching is replaced by the kicking strap, which may be used or dispensed with at pleasure.
The gig bit with plain bridoon and short bearing rein is a trifle the more proper ; but the Buxton bit and full bearing rein may be used.
These trifling points are brought out, not arbitrarily, but in order to show the nice details -which go toward making a successful whole.
THE SINGLE VICTORIA HARNESS (PLATE XXIX).
Here we come to the most refined of the refined,
to the most dressy of the dressy, and, in fact, to a har
ness which should never be used except on irreproachable horseflesh, and then only when the general appointments are in keeping.
AA close observer will notice all the nice points in
which this harness differs from its predecessors, par
ticularly as to the shape of the pad and blinkers.
The horse to carry such a harness must have
