[drivingpairs] Re: new to driving pairs

  I, too, drive a pair of bay minis! I have been driving pairs for about 9-10 
years, putting several different horses together. All of the seasoned singles 
horses did fine. The one fairly green horse did not-he leaned outward in his 
harness, and did not do his share(I did sell him as a single several years 
ago;he did fine in that job.)
  My current pair consists of a gelding I raised and trained, and his"mate", 
who I bought already trained to drive( and thankfully, a pretty good job had 
been done with him!)Both are age 10, so experienced...they do better every time 
we go out, but one is lazier than the other, and does have to be encouraged 
more-both know their names, so I do much of it with my voice, but do have 
to(subtley, but firmly)use the whip,also, on 'Mr. Lazy'!Though I have been 
doing it for awhile, I don't get to drive pair too often, so still am learning 
ALL the time(of course, that should always be the case, right?)-but it it SUCH 
fun, and I love it! My only suggestion would simply be to be persistent and 
consistent in encouraging the one that it not doing its share--I do believe it 
helps, and eventually will work. 
  To the Smiths--how exciting, to get one of Kerry Hofer's mini marathon 
vehicles-I have been "drooling" over it since he came out with the design!! Two 
questions, if you don't mind: are you getting any of the options(I know the 
alum. wheels are an option; anything else?), and what are your plans for the 
shipping of your cart-you are just one state away from me, and I have really 
dreamed about getting one, but have wondered what the shipping would add to the 
cost....if you'd rather not answer to the Pairs list, please email me at 
NAMGO@xxxxxxxx Congratulations on your choice!
  A couple of questions to all-what, exactly, IS an "evener" singletree? 
And-does anyone have a beta pair harness, that can be converted to single also, 
that they REALLY like? If so, what are its features, etc.? So far, at least, 
all of my harness has been breast collar, but I would be interested in hearing 
about your thoughts/experiences/feelings about either type.I am actively 
"shopping" for a new pairs harness. My horses are 32-34"(and I am looking at a 
slightly larger gelding-probably 35-36"),and don't intend to go smaller nor 
larger. At my age, I probably won't be able to really "get into" CDEs, but hope 
to sometime have a chance to do some "fun" type stuff in that area-and I LOVE 
pair vehicles! 
  Thanks in advance for any/all responses-and, great thread!!
  Regards to all,
  Margo Cox-Townsend
  Edgewood, NM
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