Maybe we should take the hopples off all the pacers too? You guys are morons. Some horses need a little help to stay gaited. Does it mean they are bad? And you say in Europe they dont have hopples. Thats because they dont race pacers. Think about what you are saying before posting things you have no clue about.I have a 6 year old trotter thats made over 200,000 life,never raced in stake races, is awesome gaited and i still race him with hopples. Does that mean i dont know what i am doing or im not a good trainer? Stick to gambling and let the real horsemen rig the horses.