> So Helen, why did you decide to modify your drop pole to a "sprung" pole? > Don The pole was too heavy for just hang from the horses breast collars. My pole is an aluminum telescoping pole and at the time I used a crab at the end. Absolutely hated it. So I went to a steel swivel tongue with quick release snaps. It swivels in every direction and stays pretty much right up against the breast collar. I don't give it any room to move up and hit the horse in the mouth. Works good for me. Helen _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````