Sure do, scared the hell out of me and stopped about 3 feet from the barn entrence. Then there was the time when a lawn mower came up close while riding Blueline Nick and he started to go for the infield. Thankfully I learned from the Pointman experience and pulled him up before he got off the track, hopped off and calmed him down. I did jog Pointman before a few wins. He was a headstrong horse who wanted to go race speed every time.
Unassailable, if you are really serious I would suggest contacting the United States Trotting Association. I am sure they have a website where they have contact information. You should know that unless it has changed in the last 7 or 8 years, harness riders only get paid if they finish in the top five, they do not get a fee just for riding. And they don't run for the kind of money that T'breds do.
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