JP :>    Yep .... perfect sense ....... I'm "groom" as in
JP :>handling the horse out of the trailer ...... grooming the
JP :>horse and helping with the harness/carriage etc.  I don't
JP :>ride with them.
JP :>    HOWEVER, I had another neat plan maybe -- since I'm
JP :>bringing Tuffy along for company for X ..... then I thought
JP :>maybe I'd also bring along his cart ...... then trail along
JP :>at a comfortable distance behind Buddy .... that way when
JP :>they got to where they were going I could handle X for him
JP :>(then I would have to dress appropiantly (sp)).
You could be the caboose!  Wouldn't it be hard to handle X and Tuffy at the 
same time, though?
JP :>    I never thought of doing that but I'll bet it would be
JP :>fun ...... I'll have to see where they are showing harness
JP :>around here.
Most of our open shows have driving classes.  It's usually Morgans and 
Arabians in the classes, too.  It's usually the Morgans who win (g).  If you 
can get ahold of a Morgan Horse Assoc. or the Arabian breed handbook, I'll 
bet the specifications for tack, attire, etc. are in them.  If X is 
registered and you're a member of any affiliate Arabian Horse Association, 
you should have gotten a handbook anyway!  If not, try calling the Arabian 
horse breed registry.  I know it's IAHA for 1/2 Arabs and Anglos...and I know 
they publish a handbook.
Meg  
 
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