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Re: [RC] Robyn Hood using a balance rien" - Susan Young CaseyYou can use a 36" belt or a stirrup leather as a balance strap. It's not a rein in the scense of controling a horse. Robyn probably used part of a rein. Us foxhunters use them all the time (unless you ride in a martingale...they we use that). Grabbing mane works well too. The balance strap isn't used to "control" the horse but to help you stay WITH the horse. Sometimes, a horse will scoot out from underneath you or lunge over a gully. The balance strap is to help, even the most compentent of riders, keep their balance over rough terrain and sudden moves forward. Sudden side moves are still at the mercy of strong legs. --- Joan Ruprecht <jruprecht@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: In Trail Blazer, Robyn Hood suggests using a "balance rein" to control the hard charging, competitive horse, a rein tied in a loop at the base of the horses neck. Can any one give more instructions: How tight and where is the rein when gauging tightness? How best is it used. I ride with a hackamore, will it still be effective? Ted Ruprecht ===== Susan Young Casey, Princess of Pink, LIW, RRHA, RHS Semper Obliquo (Always aside) Glenndale Grace Farm, Ft Gibson, Oklahoma U.S.A. "Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, and win the race!" - Charles Dickens (1812-1870) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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