> Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 11:18:45 -0400 > From: sharon1359@xxxxxxxxxxx > To: michelle.antoinette@xxxxxxxxx > CC: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [RC] rein length > > I just recently switched to shorter reins... they're JUST long enough > to hang onto if he grazes... and I LOVE LOVE LOVE this length! > They're less in the way while I ride with a short rein / long bite > loop, and they're the PERFECT length to casually hang onto with one > hand if he's trotting on a loose rein. Not sure what length they are, > but since all horses' necks are different lengths it really wouldn't > matter to you anyway. > -Sharon L. in Maine > > > Quoting Elizabeth Walker <bwalker2@xxxxxxx>: > > > Longer reins can get tangled around the water bottles on your pommel > > packs, if you ride with them. > > > > I have some standard English braided reins, which are long enough that > > the horse can graze, and I can hold onto the reins comfortably. I quit > > using them, however, because unless his head was stretched forward and > > down (not when he's excited, it's not...) the excess loop would hook > > under the water bottles on my pommel pack - usually when I was > > attempting to assert control at the canter... > > > > The reins I use now are short enough that they don't do that - but now, > > of course, when he grazes I have barely enough rein to hang onto... > > sigh. > > > > On May 11, 2009, at 5:55 PM, Michelle Aquilino wrote: > > > >> Am I missing a reason NOT to get longer reins?... As in, I have 10 > >> foot yacht rope reins, want to get new ones, am thinking about the > >> biothane reins with grips. There is the option of 11 feet, and am > >> wondering why people prefer the shorter reins over the longer > >> reins? Just to beat the comments that I know are coming, I know > >> that they have those romel attachments, but I prefer having the > >> loop of the reins, so that I can "hold" onto the reins while still > >> having full use of my hands, if needed. Thanks! -Michelle > >> > >> -- > >> "Don't breed or buy while shelter animals die" > > > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > > 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!! > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > 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!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
