Reins *non slip* needed, suggestions please

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Ok I have a nightmare with reins, whichever ones I use my pony can pull them through my hands so Im after some ideas of which ones to purchase.

I have eventa grip reins at the moment but they are next to useless, especially when wet, as I found out in my lesson yesterday.

The only thing I can't manage is thick reins as I only have small hands :-)


Open to suggestions on gloves to :-)



Jane
 
Wear gloves, use continental reins which are thinner than rubber reins, and learn
to bridge the reins so pony is fighting its own strength.
have you tried a tap with the schooling whip and into trot every time he tries it?
 
Sabre do some with hand set loops all the way up which would probably suit you perfectly. They'll help in the meantime but definately sounds like a schooling issue!
 
Thank you for replies, when I say pony, hes 14.1 connie, and I do BD elementary with him.

He doesnt snatch the reins, I just find that as Im riding round they get longer and longer, I don't notice until I end up with washing lines lol !

I will have a look at the suggestions so far, thank you.



Jane
 
In that case try continental webbing reins with the leather band grips / markers, then you know where you are holding them:D

The RP gloves, if you want to try we have at least one pair in the lorry from when they were being sold at stupidly low priecs on ebay - ours are all bright colours though.
 
Another vote for biothane. I had a problem with creeping reins with standard rubber ones so switched to leather/biothane a few months ago. They’re fantastic, so flexible and buttery in your hands with no slipping.
 
I just got a bargain on eBay, some Heritage new with tags continental reins, english leather, with leather stops through them, and laced through with rubber. They are the thinnest i've seen, other than normal continental ones.best of all - they were £3.99! They had been in some saddler's bargain bin!

I have the biogrip ones too, they are nice with english leather ends, but I have them in with biothane ends as well on my endurance bridles which are much softer and lighter so the leather version annoys me a bit as they feel heavier.
 
Ive never heard of biothane, ill take a look, does anybody have a link to where I could get them from.

Thanks for the ideas, glad its not just me that has the slipping reins problem.


Jane
 
Dee O'Dorant said:
In that case try continental webbing reins with the leather band grips / markers, then you know where you are holding them:D
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I second these - I also have small hands, and I swopped from rubber coated reins to these and they are brilliant, I find I can really feel the contact while still being gentle, and you know you have the reins exactly even length and they don't go anywhere becuase the stops sit against your figures.
 
I have always ridden in continental reins since I was a kid, can't ride in rubber reins as they are so thick! My old pair broke a few years ago but they were so soft and flexible - replaced them with new ones from sabre which have softened up slowly :)
 
I had a similar problem. The rubber reins I had were so thick I didn't like them. I found for me the best solution was to change gloves (and I now always ride in gloves). MacWets I think mine are, very thin. I do get warm hands in the summer (what summer?!) but it's a small price to pay. I have switched to laced reins but with the good gloves I can get away with plain reins and still not have a problem.

Hope this helps!
 
I have the Eventa reins and they dont slip even in torrential rein/sweat etc. Would they be the same as yours? Think they were £85 new x They are super comfy x
 
little_legs said:
Ive never heard of biothane, ill take a look, does anybody have a link to where I could get them from.

Thanks for the ideas, glad its not just me that has the slipping reins problem.


Jane
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The link I put up up there^^^ goes direct to Sabre's version of the biothane /biogrip reins.
 
lcharles said:
I have the Eventa reins and they dont slip even in torrential rein/sweat etc. Would they be the same as yours? Think they were £85 new x They are super comfy x
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Im not sure on the make of mine, but they were around £50/60 pounds.


I like them for hacking and xc but not for dressage, but it seems I may need a change of gloves.


Jane
 
Mmmm, I'm not sure they're the type of biothane the others are on about though - it seems that endurance bridles are made of biothane?
 
Dee O'Dorant said:
Jane, have you tried the biogrip/ biothane ones which are very thin but with small bobbles on?

Link to pony size ones:D

As for gloves, Rodney Powell do some sticky palm ones.
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THIS ^^

Biogrip (Jeffries) - expensive, but worth every penny. Wouldn't ride with ANYTHING else, outside a double bridle. They are flexible, soft and very light, kind on the hand, (for me they eliminated the need for gloves) and they are narrow. They also come in three different lengths, including small.:D
 
Mine look very much like the jefferies ones :-)

But William is very clever and without me realising until its too late I have washing lines ! I don't mind when jumping as he loves his jumping and its a case of point and jump lol.


Might have to go compare mine to jefferies in real life :-)


Jane
 
Search for Bespoke Browbands on facebook (I think they also have a website if you're not on FB) they do a rubber rein that's non slip and very flexible in a huge range of colours.
 
I have rein issues which half cured themselves when I got web reins (continental) As they are grippy, plus they have the markers along them so I can always tell when my reins have loosened or I have an uneven contact.
 
I love continental reins BUT you do need to wear gloves with a horse that pulls hard or your hands will be ribbons. And, if they really sweat, they become a bit slippy with the wrong gloves. I had this problem hunting BH and am still looking for gloves that will let me keep hold when the horse is foaming.
 
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