muddybay
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Slightly odd question! Is it legal to hold something small about celebrations chocolate size during a dressage test?
Odd question
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Parrotperson
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Uh. What exactly?
muddybay
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Like something small to hold between my hands and the reins to stop a bad habit of letting my reins slip! I worded that so badly
The Xmas Furry
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Tried continental reins? They have the small stoppers along the webbing.
Or pop elastic bands on existing reins? At least for practice.
Or pop elastic bands on existing reins? At least for practice.
muddybay
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Would the bands be okay at a show? I know I probably shouldn't be competing if I can't hold onto my reins ?
The Xmas Furry
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Try and borrow some continental reins to try, if they work then you know to save for some.
Equi
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Do you ride in gloves? I have the exact same issue (i use continential reins and it still happens) and i found glove helped a little, but also what helped a lot was an instructor giving me a lottery ticket in each hand. If i still had them at the end of the lesson i could be a millionaire 
Parrotperson
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???. Continental reins.
Cob Life
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I really like the rainbow reins that I used as a child as then I know 1) my reins are even and 2) notice if they are slipping
shortstuff99
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No that wouldn't be allowed in a dressage test, neither are the rainbow reins or having tape on them.
You can use continental reins
teapot
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Is it bad I thought 'ooo snacks mid test'?
humblepie
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Be an interesting one to read the rule book on to see if it actually says that nothing can be carried in the hand!
ycbm
Einstein would be proud of my Insanity...
No that wouldn't be allowed in a dressage test, neither are the rainbow reins or having tape on them.
You can use continental reins
That is true but if you have tape on your reins and hold it completely inside your hand, nobody can see it. Just saying..... ?
shortstuff99
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humblepie
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That would if you were attaching it to the reins, but just holding something in the palm of your hand which wasn't attached to the reins? Thinking about that though, that wouldn't help the OP anyway!
MissTyc
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Little martingale stopper inside the hand. Can't see how they'd know if you a really weak salute at the end ... If unaffiliated, then I also think most wouldn't mind anyway ... And if in winter, then when I used to do winter judging, I couldn't see that level of detail and there were rarely any tack checks haha! Do what you need to feel confident when you get started. If anyone gets too serious about it, find a friendlier venue.
daffy44
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Absolutely true, I used to teach someone who was great at home, and at small events, but got nervous on big occasions, and when nervous, they let their reins slide, so when they were competing at Blenheim, I put plaiting bands on the reins, they were the same colour, invisible as they were covered by her hands, and passed all the tack checks. We employed the same method at advanced medium at BD, also no problem and passed tack checks.
muddybay
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Yeah I always ride in gloves! Same thing could work in lessons with mini gin bottles if they weren't made of glass!Do you ride in gloves? I have the exact same issue (i use continential reins and it still happens) and i found glove helped a little, but also what helped a lot was an instructor giving me a lottery ticket in each hand. If i still had them at the end of the lesson i could be a millionaire
muddybay
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That's my question I can't find anything in the rule book about it!
ycbm
Einstein would be proud of my Insanity...
ycbm
Einstein would be proud of my Insanity...
I can't see any reason in the rules why you can't hold a marble or a five pound note.
Tiddlypom
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Isn't tape allowed any more ??? I always used to have a piece of white electrical insulation tape on each rein when I competed affiliated!No that wouldn't be allowed in a dressage test, neither are the rainbow reins or having tape on them.
You can use continental reins
I still have the white tape, but now I don't compete and I put the tape on a certain stopper on my continental reins.
ETA like this.
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shortstuff99
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It would be 'modifying' the reins, although as said above if it is black I doubt anyone would notice and I doubt even less at unaffiliated.
Otherwise
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You could ride with reins in a half bridge, I don't think it would be illegal but if it was I imagine no-one would notice.
EllenJay
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If it's not allowed, wouldn't that be cheating? If you compete, then abide by the rules, otherwise, what is the point?
MissTyc
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It's really academic in terms of being "not allowed" at unaffiliated ... I wouldn't E anyone for a plaiting band or bit of tape on their reins at unaffiliated. Affiliated is totally different, but UA we see all sorts. I've had organisers ask me to permit someone to restart after falling off on the first centre line (bad luck) and organisers ask me to allow ponies in martingales. We need more people having fun at the lower levels, doing what is needed to find the love of the sport and then progressing to taking it more seriously.
Red-1
I used to be decisive, now I'm not so sure...
I would simply use a £5 note. That wouldn't be illegal. Use it for a glass of wine or gin if you keep hold of it.
teapot
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Remember a judge I'd got into for a rs evening dressage series wanting to eliminate someone for over reach boots. They had a quick lesson in what the whole idea of the series was, and eliminating someone for a tack decision not made by them would be a tad harsh
ycbm
Einstein would be proud of my Insanity...
I didn't want to buy legal continental reins with stoppers which I could have counted to find the right one to hold. Too mean and I find them too thin to hold securely with big thin hands. I really didn't consider a piece of flat black insulation tape wrapped around a black rubber rein any meaningful infringement of the rules.
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MuddyMonster
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I guess it depends what level and where you are planning to compete. IMHO if you're out affiliating and aiming for the big areas or regionals then I think it could matter more. If you're someone that tootles down to their local, friendly UA every now and then for a bit of fun when opportunity allow - I don't think its a huge deal if someone has some tape on their reins
I've been seriously considering writing L and R discreetly on the top of my thumbs ?