Carl Hester's Elastic Rein?

[Stella]

I'd be interested in others opinions on this http://www.carlhesterrein.com/ Apparantly, it is to be launched at Your horse Live.

There is a small demonstration on the website. I'm still mulling it over. What do you think?

 

[Shipley]

Dont equilibrium do one thats £35.00?? Like the idea of it esp aas I am a bit heavy on the hand.

 

[SpottedCat]

I think it is a rip-off expensive version of a training aid you've been able to buy for donkeys years. Here's an example that a quick google search found - and guess what, half the price...

 

[Santa_Claus]

seen it before for a LOT cheaper!! they can be beneficial for horses that lean but its only another short term fix and I wouldn't want to ride full sessions with them to be honest.

 

[Halfstep]

Humph. £65 for a set of reins with an elastic inset. Might even make the rest of us plebs ride like Carl.....perhaps....

Actually as gadgets go this one is pretty benign, and might even be beneficial in some cases.

 

[Stella]

Maybe I'm being a bit obtuse, but wouldn't it be counter-productive when aiming for a steady contact? I recognise that we should have an 'elastic feel' through following hands, but this looks like it may just encourage a horse to lean on it to me. Far be it from me to contradict Carl though

I'll certainly be interested in the promotion at YHL.

 

[Dutch]

I think it looks interesting, but at £65 is a pricey trial. It depends, it looks like it would help a horse to relax its jaw but you would need to make sure you are working the horse correctly forwards to really feel the benefit of something like this.

If I still had Dutch (he passed away two years ago) I would definitely get something like this.

Diana

 

[lorenababbit]

hardly a new idea there have been versions of this for years but it has its uses x

 

[Stella]

[ QUOTE ]
hardly a new idea there have been versions of this for years but it has its uses x

[/ QUOTE ] Could you say a bit more about its uses?

 

[Sal_E]

I can't see how it differs from the Flexi-rein???