Hi Colleen I have an answer for you too, but my subscription to Driving Pairs is screwed up just now. My suggestion is that it is okay to start a green horse in a pair if you have an experienced one already there. I will do this if I have a horse that is very anxious about being off by itself. It will actually be quieter in a pair than single. If you have any question of control, have shorter traces on the green one, so if it should get frisky, it can't get ahead of the other. If it gets ahead, you no longer have contact with the experienced horse, the one whose help you need. Dave _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````