Hey! Hardy, did I see that you will judging at the In Harmony trials in Rhode Island this spring?? Are you planning to be on the east coast for any legth of time... maybe doing some clinics...while you are here??? just a thought On the pole length issue - for a moment, picture a single racing trotting standardbred. see their rear heel, when they are at full steam? it is kicking out, below the driver's seat. could the conformation/stride be the issue wi the Stdbrd pair - they are not huge horses, but have a surprisingly long stride, even at standard trot. If this is the case, do you just have to move the pole out to accomodate the stride length? & a whole diff topic - do any/many of you drive pair to a sleigh?? nancy in NH... What more snowflake & I am hooking up the team & driving south!! ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````