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There was a post a few month ago about a gadget that attaches to your reins in like a loop so your reins don’t slip (stay the same length), anyone know what they are called?
 
be carefull with these....although it was a freak accident and it will probably never happen again.... i know of someone who fell off whilst using these and she got hung up in them as her hand slipped through and she broke her wrist very badly
 
PMSL I cant believe they are called something that simple.

Thanks a lot i found them on Google.

They are for a friend that doesn’t have a good grip in her hands and cant use her thumbs.
 
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be carefull with these....although it was a freak accident and it will probably never happen again.... i know of someone who fell off whilst using these and she got hung up in them as her hand slipped through and she broke her wrist very badly

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Thanks for the advice.
 
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i don't understand how they work? what happens when you need to shorten/lengthen your rein?

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i think the idea is you don’t........

I think they would be good for my friend with a problem in her hands but not sure how good they would be for general riding.
 
Rein Bows.

I've been trialling them, and i'm quite impressed. There are lots of occasions where they are a boon, and i've not found a downside to them other than the fact they are there, if you get my drift!
As with anything there are risks. Stirrups can be dangerous but i'd rather keep using mine
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There's also this rein:
http://www.mailerbridgingrein.co.uk/
These reins are excellent & no have downsides as far as I can tell.
I've used them often with great success, work brilliantly on horses that 'yaw' the reins out of your hands.
The trick is to remember to 'push your hand down onto the horse's neck when they yaw, so they pull against themselves.
But a riders' automatic reaction to yawing is to pull back. However, once the rider changes their response the problem is pretty much fixed once & for all :-) :-) :-)
 
These sound like a good idea, I have the problem where the reins slip through my fingers and get long, it doesn't happen when I wear gloves though, must have very slippery fingers lol
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There's also this rein:
http://www.mailerbridgingrein.co.uk/
These reins are excellent & no have downsides as far as I can tell.
I've used them often with great success, work brilliantly on horses that 'yaw' the reins out of your hands.
The trick is to remember to 'push your hand down onto the horse's neck when they yaw, so they pull against themselves.
But a riders' automatic reaction to yawing is to pull back. However, once the rider changes their response the problem is pretty much fixed once & for all :-) :-) :-)

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My question about bridging the reins is how do you open a rein, so how do you move your arm out so that you can push your horse into the space you have created?
 
Hi BFG, Indeed a good question, the only answer I can offer is to open your elbows, which allows your hands forwards, which has the effect of loosening the rein contact, and then take the rein to the side. The trick is to adjust the bridging rein to exactly the correct length for the type of riding you're doing at the time (hacking/schooling/jumping). I've found them pretty easy to adjust, but I do ask someone to hold the horse for me just in case! But once I know which loop I need to use for what type of riding then I can set them up in advance. I hope that helps.
 
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