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Le Carre Hermes > Printemps-Ete 1993

Crossbow Harnessing

In fact, the harnessing reproduced here is not precisely a "three-in-hand" cross (two horses in front of the wheels and one leader), but "five-in-hand" with two wheelers directly in front of the carriage and three leaders in front of them. Handling the reins in this kind of assemblage demands far more than average skills. For Hermes, the job holds fewer secrets.