>  JP>     I really like the 2 seater (round-about) carriage
 >  JP> the best.  It's quieter (rubber over the wheels makes
 >  JP> it much nicer on the road) and less "bouncy".  The 4-
 >  JP> person carriage is "ok" but awfully noisy .... X
 >  JP> doesn't seem to have any problems pulling either
 >  JP> carriage.
 >      He acts the same with either?  I really preferred
 > the ride that my wooden sulky gave (better shock
 > absorbers) but it only seated one.  I hardly ever go
 > driving all by myself anymore - I like to share the
 > fun.
    Yep ....... he acts the same with either carriage -- it doesn't seem to 
matter to him which one we drag out for him to pull along.  Buddy has been 
using the bigger one here lately because all the kids in the neighborhood 
like to "ride" ..... Buddy has a real "fan club" here lately . We used 
the little "Sunday-go-to-meeting" one in the parade last Saturday (it's 
sooooo much prettier ).
 >  JP>     We have a parade to do this weekend (X's first).  I
 >  JP> feel very confident he'll be just fine ..... he's very
 >  JP> quiet and even the fire truck that came down our road
 >  JP> didn't really bother him much.  I'll let you know how we managed.
 >       And you are SURE that he's an Arabian?  :-)
    Full blooded  ...... maybe it's because he's
of POLISH stock -- he doesn't know any better !!! (Sorry, couldn't 
resist a Polish joke ).
    We have his first "job" coming up in April - a Spanish birthday party 
(well, not really the "party" part - we have to take a 15yr old to and from 
the church).  They saw us in the parade last Saturday and called us today to 
see if we would do (or could do) it.  I told them "yes" but 1/2 the $$$ would 
have to be paid by the middle of March (non refundable) ...... they agreed 
with no problem.  I'm charging $150 per hour with a 2 hour minimum -- PLUS, a 
$50 travel expense because we have to go over 25 miles to get there 
(actually, it's about 35 miles total).  The lady I spoke with was tickled to 
death and didn't baulk about the prices at all.
    Our "business" has not officially started 
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