Raaaaant. about reins. Well, bridles in general actually....

[arwenplusone]

Meh! Just been to Rideaway in my lunchbreak (no mean feat & all ends up a bit of a rush) as I need a new bridle.

So, lovely jefferies bridle, with a cavesson (rare thesedays) but why oh why oh WHY do they always have such pissy reins? I HATE rubber reins.

To buy reins as well was another £60 and the bridle was £140. So, I set about making one up out of all the different jefferies parts. Which ended up being £180 (£280) with the breast plate. But I couldn't find the right flipping cheek pieces anyway. So that was tossing useless as well.

Ended up buying the reins & a new noseband, so I will just have to make do.
It's going to p it down all day tomorrow anyway so likely no-one will even bother to look at my tack. *sigh*

Oh and why are there SO many staff in that place?

and Grrrrrrrr

just in general...

 

[arwenplusone]

Meh! 54 views and no-one shares my pain.

I'm going home....

 

[Halfstep]

Yes, I feel your pain because I hate rubber reins too. Albion offer a choice of reins with their KB bridles, which is why I think I'll be buying one of them next time I'm bridle shopping.

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

I feel your pain - all bridles do seem to come with rubber reins as stanadard these days - v annoying!!

Can't believe they would swop them for you with no extra cost - my local tack shop would have done.....

am now going Ggggrrrrr on your behalf as I hate cr@p customer service.....

 

[Ezme]

I didn't know rideaway had an acctual shop.... i'd rather go to local saddlers anyway, get exactly what you want, often much cheaper than a named bridle. (got some fab milatry style bridles for the heavies made very cheap and they're lovely leather)

 

[Scribbles]

I hear you! My lovely sabre cordoba (I have a cavesson and a grackle noseband for swipsyswaps) DIDNT come with reins. They were another £75!!

My saddler offered to do me a deal for both of them, making the reins £45, but I refuse to pay that much for two strips of leather.

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

I just remembered - I bought a lovely Passier bridle (in the sale) and it came with rubber reins - although they are lovely smooth rubber reins so don't look like rubber reins.....oohh I'm rambling now...

 

[arwenplusone]

Hooray - I am not alone!

I am still cross though.

 

[lillie07]

I am with you on this one- I HATE rubber reins with a passion. I have the Albion KB and swapped the reins for 1/2 nubuck, they are gorgeous and it didn't cost me any more.

 

[trundle]

I really dislike the thick rubber reins so i DO feel your pain. I've only got little hands (short legs, little hands...i am actually a bloody garden gnome) and the thick rubber reins are too unwieldy for me. i bought some rubber-lined reins from Ebay which were absolutely perfect; not expensive, decent grip and not at all bulky.

 

[arwenplusone]

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I didn't know rideaway had an acctual shop.... i'd rather go to local saddlers anyway, get exactly what you want, often much cheaper than a named bridle. (got some fab milatry style bridles for the heavies made very cheap and they're lovely leather)

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Rideaway sort of IS my local saddlers

 

[bellaboo]

Have you looked at Barnsby? i brought a bridle from them when they came to fit my saddle, they also gave me a choice of reins, the gummi reins are nice as although they are still rubber they feel like really well used plain reins but with a bit extra grip

 

[air78]

Totaly agree Hate thick rubber reins, and don't even get me started on flash nose bands V cavessons etc

ended up ordering my last bridle from foxes, with a cavesson, and an XF browband on a FS bridle with no reins

Hate rideawy...... it always seems like a good idea, but when you get there they never have what you really want, everyone is always rushing around and you just get ignored. It sends me into a trance and I end up wandering the isles looking for something to buy; I always end up coming home with vet wrap for some reason!

 

[Gorgeous George]

I feel your pain too, I hate rubber reins as I've got little hands. The bridle we use for jumping / hacking has them but luckily it came with quite thin ones. For dressage I bought a bridle from cotswold sport (v nice and v reasonable comfort one) and I could chose the reins, so went for dressage ones which I really like.

Good luck and don't despair!

 

[Spotsrock]

Everyone I know hates them, that's why they come free, so you get reins but the manufacturers know you'll buy more and with decent tack you'll buy the same make.

 

[MrsMozart]

Dear Angry of York

,

Have a hug m'dear, and a nice hot chocolate with a flake

At least you managed to find a bridle with a cavesson! Whe did manufacturers decide all horses needed their gobs strapping shut!

As to the rubber reins, keep those for winter, great for riding in heavy rain when wearing gloves

 

[Hippona]

I HATE flash nosebands

...I will travel the planet for a nice cavesson- thought it was only me.....

...BTW - I have some Stubben rubber reins....but they are very wibbly wobbly and light, loves em I do....

 

[Kenzo]

Sunshine with the odd bit of light rain, then cloudy and showers towards tea time, if I'm wrong you can blame me, so get tack cleaning, get your horse spruced up and stop moaning!

 

[Donkeymad]

Another one who hates rubber grip reins, they are just too bulky for my short fingers!! My local saddler however makes lovely leather reins for just £20, £45 seems rather steep.

 

[tabithakat64]

I prefer half lined dressage type reins or the Barnsby Gummi reins (these are really fab), my new Fylde bridle came with laced reins but I haven't tried it yet so am not sure if I like them or not.

I really am starting to dislike chunky rubber reins, I always dislike plain leather ones too

 

[lizzie87]

i hate rubber reins with a passion!!

 

[3Beasties]

Eeek, Am I the only one who likes rubber reins?

I have fully lined ones and half lined ones (which I prefer). What type of reins do you all use instead?

 

[Boater]

I hate rubber reins too, and flash nosebands... I've got rubberised webbing reins on my bridle, lovely and light and slim. Cost £16 and so easy to clean!

 

[lilym]

i feeeeeeeeeeeeeel your pain!! I really, really detest rubber reins and i don't need a bloody flash to strap my horse's gob shut so why the feck is it soooooo bloody difficult to find a nice bridle with a PLAIN noseband without rubber reins????????? I have to be patient and now order mine from fylde, made how I want it to be made!!