fizz-tally
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what do you think of them?
daisy reins
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Tia
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Rubbish. Our pony could contort herself so that she could still get down to eat the grass. I ended up using a flash instead - that stopped her.
merlinsquest
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Great for a laugh....... watch your little rider disappear over ponies ears as the saddle shoots up the neck!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously though, dont go spending money on them.... a couple of pieces of baler twine tied to the d rings on the saddle, crossed over the neck, up through the loops on the browband and down to the bit..... cheap as chips and you can judge if they will work.
Differences in conformation and how greedy the pony really is will be the deciding factor as to how good they are!!
Seriously though, dont go spending money on them.... a couple of pieces of baler twine tied to the d rings on the saddle, crossed over the neck, up through the loops on the browband and down to the bit..... cheap as chips and you can judge if they will work.
Differences in conformation and how greedy the pony really is will be the deciding factor as to how good they are!!
JessPickle
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They dont work they slip so much and are hard to adjust the RS pickle is kept at tried one for a bit
Bailer twine tied onto the bit, then through the browband then onto the saddle works a lot better
Also they made some grass reins by buying some long fabric things and some clips then sowed them together and then you get £3-4 grass reins
Bailer twine tied onto the bit, then through the browband then onto the saddle works a lot better
Also they made some grass reins by buying some long fabric things and some clips then sowed them together and then you get £3-4 grass reins
fizz-tally
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lol, she doesn't do it any more with older child, but youngest is only 3 & she can be a little witch when your not looking
tanflislibs
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i rode a little exmoor in a daisy rein because he was throwing his head around, and the state of my hands afterwards were proof that it was making no difference
i think it was too loose and was in the wrong place (i didnt fit it) and he was also used for leadrein kids who got scared of him. lol to merlin!!! from what i've heard from other people though is that they really work on bucking, i dont beleive that, but some do say it. like merlin said, twine would work really well, or a bungee line used in the same way, but daisy reins cause no pressure for the pony/horse to respect, it just prevents it happening instead of getting ride of the problem.
teapot
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We used to use side reins/grass reins for the ponies that liked to snack
dont think we actually had a daisy rein on the yard
dont think we actually had a daisy rein on the yard
passie
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I have a pony trekking center and as you can imagine ponies eating is a big problem for us, (daisy reins and grass reins just caused head shaking) - or it was until we found the net. It is a crochet net that fits over the horse's mouth and nose attaching to the noseband and they will try to eat a few times, and when they discover that they can't they will stop trying! You need to find someone that can crochet and voila.
passie
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I'd post a picture of the net, if I could just work out how!
JessPickle
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We use those on the greedy ponies nose nets.
I think robinsons/rideaway do them
Well at least they used to! our yard bought them years back!
I think robinsons/rideaway do them
Well at least they used to! our yard bought them years back!
passie
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ooh think i've got it
JessPickle
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YAY you worked out how
Kristine
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Thats a strange pony!
Lol
Lol
Christmas_Kate
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I confirm what Tia says, she advised me to try a flash...and it works!!
Ponio had a complete tantrum in daisy reins, napped and tried backing into a ditch, he hated them, and IMO they only work if you have them tight enough, which is never good.
Try a flash and see for yourself. They soon give up trying......
Ponio had a complete tantrum in daisy reins, napped and tried backing into a ditch, he hated them, and IMO they only work if you have them tight enough, which is never good.
Try a flash and see for yourself. They soon give up trying......
jcberry
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dont work, tried to stop pony putting head down, but managed a way out of it, you cant have them too tight, but you dont want them loose. woudlnt recommend them
JustKickOn
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i used one in summer 06 on JJ.
whenever i tried to get on him he used to slam his head down and jump around, me hanging off the side.
when riding he would plant his head to the floor and do a handstand.
i had a daisy rein from years ago so decided to clean it up, oil the leather and try it out on him.
worked wonders. he couldn't get his ehad down but still had enough room to move. he had a major paddy, threw his head up, so put a martingale on him, we took it off to see how he went first lol. he cantered fast as possible, then tried bucking, lets just say he had a shock when he couldn't get his head down. we jumping him about 2 ft in it, but had to loosen it off a bit so he had the right amouth of rein to move properly, but by this time he'd learnt that if he tried to put his head down he would't suceed. thats all in the space of an hour and a bit!
the one i had had a strap that attatched to the headpiece and it has little rubebr pimples on it (they've mostly all come off now though) that stopped it slipping and if you do it tight enough it won't slide all over the place. it flipped over his neck quite a bit but only because he was tossing his head about.
i would sing the praises of a daisy rein all day, but i doubt i would get very far seeing as there are so many people that say they dislike them...
Lizzie x
whenever i tried to get on him he used to slam his head down and jump around, me hanging off the side.
when riding he would plant his head to the floor and do a handstand.
i had a daisy rein from years ago so decided to clean it up, oil the leather and try it out on him.
worked wonders. he couldn't get his ehad down but still had enough room to move. he had a major paddy, threw his head up, so put a martingale on him, we took it off to see how he went first lol. he cantered fast as possible, then tried bucking, lets just say he had a shock when he couldn't get his head down. we jumping him about 2 ft in it, but had to loosen it off a bit so he had the right amouth of rein to move properly, but by this time he'd learnt that if he tried to put his head down he would't suceed. thats all in the space of an hour and a bit!
the one i had had a strap that attatched to the headpiece and it has little rubebr pimples on it (they've mostly all come off now though) that stopped it slipping and if you do it tight enough it won't slide all over the place. it flipped over his neck quite a bit but only because he was tossing his head about.
i would sing the praises of a daisy rein all day, but i doubt i would get very far seeing as there are so many people that say they dislike them...
Lizzie x
merlinsquest
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Horses for courses.....
We found they worked when I was at the riding school years ago.... little fat greedy ponies teamed up with feeble mewling riders..... bit of baler twine and at least the kids stopped mewling!!!! result!!!
One mans meat is another mans poison etc etc etc
We found they worked when I was at the riding school years ago.... little fat greedy ponies teamed up with feeble mewling riders..... bit of baler twine and at least the kids stopped mewling!!!! result!!!
One mans meat is another mans poison etc etc etc