Did they come open or did the horse pull the string and open them? If you use them, and many do, take the pull string off. Dottie Dorothy A. Billington Whiskin' Bar Farm Foster, RI 02825 ----- Original Message ----- From: The Stewarts To: drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: 11/27/2005 7:28:12 AM Subject: [drivingpairs] Question Question for the CDE pair drivers. Do you use quick releases on your pole yoke? We do. BUT, we have had them come open. I would be interested to hear what others do. Paul has a new pair carriage (Van der Heuval) with a relatively wide yoke compared to our other poles. Deryn Stewart