Carl Hester reins

I don't know. I have just watched him on Horse and Country TV in which it was sponsored by and he did mention about them ( I thought, oh I want them) but then I also want that new haylage Naff supplement and the new Joules stable and turnout rug's, so don't go by anything i say!! lol

Hopefully someone else who might of used them will offer some support, as i to would be inerested to hear what they say on them.x
 
[ QUOTE ]
Any more info than that comeon? lol

[/ QUOTE ]

I wanted them as due to severe muscle spasms my shoulders are a bit slow to follow the movement. But no WAY would I pay £60+ for a pair of reins, just because they have Carl Hester's name attached. So I bought these - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rhinegold-German-L...=item58803c113b

They'll do me nicely until my massage therapist gets my shoulders unlocked!
 
I haven't got the Carl Hester ones but recently bought some flexireins off ebay which so far I am very pleased with. My horse tends to be quite inconsistent in the rein contact and I struggle to get him to seek the contact, he will either try to hollow, drop behind the vertical or jerk the reins from your hands, he does not like to give to the contact. Anyway I have been looking for a while for something to encourage him to take the rein more, almost to encourage him to lean (I know this is not ideal but it would be starting place). Have tried him in different bits but if they are too mild he just ignores them or runs through them, if too strong he backs off and is even more reluctant to have a contact. So I got these flexireins and so far (have only ridden in them twice!) they are making a massive difference. Horse actually lets me hold him in these and have a proper contact, he relaxes his jaw and works beautifully round, no more head jerking as the elastic part of the rein absorbs any movements like this, from me or him so making everything much smoother. He is happier and working more up and together (as oppsoed to up but verging on hollow or long and low but never wanting to put the effort in to carry himself). So I am pleased.
 
I rode in them this summer and hated them! I felt like I didn't have a contact with the horse's mouth and the horse worked out in minutes that when it stuck its head up in the air I could do very little about it! And this was on a very well schooled little horse! It may suit some people but personally I prefer traditional reins that give a direct conatct from my hands to the horse's mouth.
If you get them I hope they work out for you as thet are a lot of money.
 
Summerleft, I got some just like the ones in your link. I found they do the opposite to what tinkerbell says! Gave me a much better contact with horse and he barely tried to hollow at all, instead carried himself much more softly in an outline (rode in them again today and am still very impressed).
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top