Anit-grass reins/Daisy reins

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My grandson's pony's little sharer is having trouble stopping her reaching down for grass as she is such a tiny little thing, was thinking of getting some of these to help. I notice there appears to be two types available, the first are like side reins, attaching to the bit and the saddle D-rings, the other a Y shape, fitting to the headpiece and running down the neck between the ears and attaching to the D-rings. Anyone have any opinions on which are 1) most comfortable for the pony, and 2) most effective? I'm hoping that after a few times she will get the message and won't need to wear it any more.
 
I was watching Team Fredericks In Control the other night and their little girl rides with the side rein type. Lucinda commented that they also help to keep the pony straight.

I think they may have been bungee reins though.

I wish somebody had thought of daisy reins when I was learning to ride. I remember having to wrestle with many a pony to try and get their head back up on a hack, with the instructor yelling "Kick him on! Get that pony's head up!" . Happy days. lol
 
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we use a length a bailing string, tied from bit accross diagonally to the d ring of the saddle - works well with my very grass orintated sec a, otherwise my 7 yr old daughter struggles
 
I've made Daisy reins for a friend but wasn't that impressed with them to be honest.The horse didn't like the feel of them laying along it's neck.
MORE importantly what ever you decide to use make sure they are attached to the fall down staples rather than just a dee ring, the dee rings used on some cheaper made saddles only have a piece of panel hide wrapped around them and tacked onto the tree, a fall down staple which is the right thing to use when making a saddle goes through the tree itself and it MUCH stronger.The dee rings merely tacked onto the tree will pull off if the pony pulls very hard rendering them useless.Some saddles have both dees and staples, some only have dees.

This is a fall down staple, it is hinged in the middle and is all metal, far stronger

BrassFallDownStaple.jpg
 
Thanks everyone for your advice, and for the info on the fall down staple, Cremedemonthe, I will check her saddle. On balance I think the side rein style sounds the best, I was also concerned that the feeling of the rein down the neck may be unpleasant. Hoping our little sharer will stop having her arms pulled out of their sockets, and that eventually the mare will learn not to do it! :)
 
One word of warming, he will be as mad as a box of frogs when you first put them on, at least my boy was, give him about 20 mins to vent his anger, and then he will accept them.

Levi rolls his eyes when he sees them :D
 
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