showpony
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So new bridle has one plaited & one plain rein.
Which should be used with the bradoon, is it the plaited rein?
Which should be used with the bradoon, is it the plaited rein?
Help! Question re double bridle reins!
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tilly_monster
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Yes plaited should be used with the bradoon
showpony
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The Fuzzy Furry
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For flat showing (may be shouted down tho by some, but am old school, which is still fine for current showing 
) you ought to have 2 plain reins or identical length & colour.
However, the curb rein should be 1/8th inch narrower then the bradoon.
If doing WHP/WH then laced or plaited is perfectly acceptable for the top bradoon rein, leaving the curb rein as the plain one.
Hope this helps
) you ought to have 2 plain reins or identical length & colour.However, the curb rein should be 1/8th inch narrower then the bradoon.
If doing WHP/WH then laced or plaited is perfectly acceptable for the top bradoon rein, leaving the curb rein as the plain one.
Hope this helps
Suziq77
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For flat showing (may be shouted down tho by some, but am old school, which is still fine for current showing
However, the curb rein should be 1/8th inch narrower then the bradoon.
If doing WHP/WH then laced or plaited is perfectly acceptable for the top bradoon rein, leaving the curb rein as the plain one.
Hope this helps
Interesting - is this why you are supposed to place the snaffle rein over the pommel and the curb rein in front of the withers ready for the judge so that they could tell the difference easily?
In affiliated hack and riding horse classes these days pretty much everyone uses a plaited or laced bradoon rein.
spottybotty
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Its more common in showing to have a plaited bradoon rein and a thinner plain weymouth rein. You put the bradoon rein on the saddle for the judge to save the judge time faffing around especially if the class is big.I would be a bit worried if a ride judge could not distinguish which rein was which
Suziq77
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Its more common in showing to have a plaited bradoon rein and a thinner plain weymouth rein. You put the bradoon rein on the saddle for the judge to save the judge time faffing around especially if the class is big.I would be a bit worried if a ride judge could not distinguish which rein was which
Lol yes I didn't mean they couldn't tell which one was which and I know it saves time, I was just interested to hear that plain reins were once used for both.
The Fuzzy Furry
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'Once used'
- it was the norm throughout till around 10yrs ago In the M&M's plain reins are still the majority - as also other top end showing classes
All my show bridles from the 70's to around 2004 have matched plain reins - the curb one being narrower & stitched instead of a buckle in the middle on each pair.