Wingnut, I'm not sure about the pair of light chains. Coming from the ASB circuit, that doesn't bother me. Light chains can be anything from plastics to light alluminum chains weighing 3-4 oz. I am not sure what they used in this instance.
Barbara, you bet your bippy that I will start this guy in driving. He's just two as of this year, so I won't put him into tack until the fall. I think that, at 2, they need some time to grow up and not have much of a job. I'll show him in hand this year. I know that 2 isn't too young to start according to most trainers, but I plan to keep this guy for a long time. So, we have plenty of time to get him in the lines, take things slow and get him hooked over the winter of 2010-2011.
Thanks for the compliments on him. We are so very excited!