Abbot Davies

[Ed Marjoram]

Hi All
I hope someone will be able to help me as I am looking for a Abbot Davies balancing reins or any ideas where I can get one.
Thanks
Ed

 

[Wizpop]

Have you tried asking on FB groups?

 

[Meowy Catkin]

I have seen them on ebay every now and again.

This appears to be a synthetic copy but I've never used the real thing so it might not be what you want.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Balancin...-clips-/143735002487?var=&hash=item2177461577

 

[Casey76]

wow, do they still make these barbaric things?

 

[Meowy Catkin]

wow, do they still make these barbaric things?

I don't use gadgets and have never used an ADBR (although I have a vague memory of a horse being ridden in one at a riding school years ago - the horse was a livery, not used for lessons) so I'd be interested to know why this one is barbaric. Is it something to do with tying it to the horse's tail somehow? Urg, my brain cells are just struggling to remember anything about the one I saw so I could be wrong.

 

[canteron]

So the full kit is where it is tied to the tail - and the original Mr Abbot Davies allegedly died when a horse took exception to it.
However most people use the half set which attaches to the girth and is, in my opinion, the least harmful, of all gadgets.

 

[Meowy Catkin]

Thanks for the explanation.

 

[Bonnie Allie]

Can I ask what outcome you are trying to achieve with that gadget?

Im struggling to understand where “balancing” comes in?

 

[Rowreach]

So the full kit is where it is tied to the tail - and the original Mr Abbot Davies allegedly died when a horse took exception to it.
However most people use the half set which attaches to the girth and is, in my opinion, the least harmful, of all gadgets.

I inherited one, never used it, and I've no idea where most of it went, but the rubber standing martingale attachment has been extremely useful over the years.

Not that that answers the OP's question ...

 

[Birker2020]

a picture from Pinterest

 

[Orangehorse]

They were quite popular at one time. I hadn't heard of Mr. Abbott's fate though.

 

[Birker2020]

They were quite popular at one time. I hadn't heard of Mr. Abbott's fate though.

It's an urban myth. He had just finished a clear round and suffered a heart attack.
https://forums.horseandhound.co.uk/threads/abbott-davies.260802/

 

[Kat]

Try searching for an Ann Rees Balancing Rein instead. She sells just the front half.