[drivingpairs] collars in CDE's




Hi Jeanine,
I found your website very informative, and your pictures helped me visualize everything you were talking about. You said that drivers don't use the collars for CDE's, but my friends do. You mentioned that your horses don't seem to catch their reins on things with your set up. I have gatored for my friends and acted as a groom for them at various functions. That means I head the horses when necessary. They use liverpools on the horses, and when the boys are standing still, they like to nip at each other, and I often have to unhook the reins that one has caught on the other's bit. Does the yoke set up help with this? I'm confused about several things, but that's because I am ignorant about pairs. The britching you use, is that the yankee britching that everyone was talking about? I can see the advantages to this britching from your wonderful explanations. The one thing I don't like about my friend's set up, is their harness. It's a popular harness, and has many fans, but I've seen it on the pair, and I've seen it on a single horse (another friend), and I don't like either. Yours seems to fit well, and flex where it should flex. Do you find that the collar doesn't twist on the horses' necks as much with a yoke? I will be investing in a pair harness in the near future, and I want to get it right - it's too expensive to make a wrong decision! Then there's the carriage. Eeeeks! Pairs are expensive.
I hope everyone doesn't mind my basic questions, and any advice on how to keep reins from getting hooked, what harness configurations you would buy for CDE's, and what trainers in the mid-atlantic area you would use to train a driving horse, would be of great help. Thank you!
Sharon in PA 
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