i think i say this to you every time i see pictures of this pair - WOW - those shady oaks pictures are WONDERFUL! i like the look and the engineering of the yankee britching and think i will have mine made like that too. i know that lots of people don't use britching with pairs but i am of the school of "whatever makes it safer i'm going to do". in my world there are just too many things i can't control when i'm out driving and using equipment that helps to keep the carriage from bumping into the mules seems a total no-brainer to me. i also use rubber band safety stirrups on all my riding saddles and a kicking strap on jh when i drive him single even tho he has NEVER bucked in harness or under saddle. i'm paranoid <G> and proud of it! AGAIN, WHAT A PAIR...they make my heart beat faster! tally ho, kathleen, john henry \ / & agnes \ / http://john.henry.org http://horseblanketetc.com http://pbase.com/conklink - photo albums _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/index.php?pg=2 `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````