The hitches' grooms travel with the horses, and are on the road for 10 months out of the year. Drivers receive rigorous training before taking the reins of the hitch. Those reins weigh 40 pounds. The added tension on the reins brings the total weight on the driver to 75 pounds. The horses, wagon, and equipment are transported in three 50-foot tractor trailers that weigh 24 tons when fully loaded.
Collars are custom fitted.
Each horse must have four white stockings, a blaze, and a black mane and tail.