For marathon I use an elastic trace carrier that I got from Celine at Carriage Driving Essentials. I tape it back a bit so that it holds the traces forward when the leader is not in draft, and streches when the leader is in draft. I haven't had a wheeler leg over a trace since I started using it. Jane Moody and The Tiny Tandem _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/index.php?pg=2 `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````