>===== Original Message From Storybookfarms@xxxxxxx ===== >I have a question to the group. Would you drive the young one as a single for >a while first? Or are there thoughts on just putting them as a pair? > I just asked that question to my friend Heike (how well should the pony drive single before putting it with a experienced pony) and this is what she wrote back to me. "It needs to accept the bit and understand verbal commands. It also needs to walk and trot quietly, and preferably knows how to behave in the canter as this may happen involuntarily. It also needs accpet a rein under the tail and a trace between the legs." Claudia Claudia Cordeiro, Hope Valley, RI claudia@xxxxxxxxxxxx _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````