We've been driving with the new pair reins (thank you Hardy) for several weeks now. Before that we were using Hungarian-style reins. I've started with the reins in the "6" position for both. The carriage has a crab end pole and one of the pair (Mosa) is bigger and more willing than the gelding (Flygill). What I'm seeing is that, regardless of which side I have the horses on, Mosa is pulling away from the pole and carries her head away from the pole. Flygill, on the other hand is pressing against the pole and is carrying his head toward the pole. Now obviously this is shrieking some message, but I, novice that I am, am not able to translate it. How about an interpretation, oh you Wizards of the Whip? Stephanie Blasted Rock Farm _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````