Okay, so one of the things I learned was that you must always have a driving whip with you. You need the whip to encourage the horse as well as give an aid for direction and energy. But most important, you need the whip to whack him one, if he flips out and tries to back up or turn in the traces. But I kept hitting my trainer with it, so finally just handed it over to her. I need lots of work with the whip! Can't wait to order a pretty one!