Hi Carol and Sue, Speaking as one who's only been driving a pair only for a couple of years, it's a blast! The one thing neither of you mentioned is whether you are experienced single drivers. If you aren't, I sure would start there first. But assuming that you are, I had the same problem of finding basic information on the pairs when I started. If I were you, I'd contact your local driving club and get someone to help you. Or go to a show and ask people there if they know someone to help you. There is more than one way to hook the pair to the pole, for example, depending on the design of your harness and your pole. My pairs harness came in lots of little pieces, with some sketchy drawings of how the finished harness would look, so I first separated all the pieces into two piles, and then brought a sawhorse into the living room to try to assemble one of the harnesses. But without some help I'd probably still be trying. I find driving the pair much, much more complex and much more fun than driving my guys singly. Just getting the reins right is a big challenge! I've seen diagrams in books where the crossing rein goes first from the saddle turret on the left horse to the neck turret on the right horse before going to the mouth of the right horse. Then I've seen others (more common) where the rein goes directly from the saddle turret on the left to the mouth of the right hand horse. And there are lots of differences between a heavy horse setup and one for carriage horses. We have some very experienced people on this list who can help you (and I thank them), but there's nothing like someone who is looking at your horses, carriage, and harness as they give you advice. Stephanie Blasted Rock Farm _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````