"Pray for us - we'll be doing what everyone tells you not to do; namely, two completely inexperienced tandem drivers eaching/driving two completely inexperienced minis. And yes, we'll both be scared! ".... & > ..... taught myself and them to drive tandem. It wasn't > always pretty, but it sure was fun. And if you're going to take a huge > chance like this, then you'd better be using minis." > > Did anybody ask if it was fun for the horses? Sorry folks, but all I can do > is cringe and feel for the horses, and no, I won't pray for fools, but will > pray for the animals. I'm sorry if I come down hard here, but I see it time > and again that mini drivers want to be taken seriously, but then many of > them don't take their horses seriously. Just because they are smaller > doesn't mean that they don't need the same training and careful attention > to all the details as their larger counter parts. What you wouldn't do > with a 17 hand horse I think you shouldn't do it with a mini either. And if > you do, well, then the results often speak for themselves, and no, that's > not pretty then either, nor is it fun to see for most horsepeople. > Hardy _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````