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>At 11:42 AM 2/5/97 -0800, K S Swigart wrote:
>>Many of the problems associated with the possiblity of pulling a horse
>>down on top of you if you hold on when you fall off can be reduced by
>>riding with split reins.
>not for me - every time I ride in split reins I drop one of them - usually
>at innoportune moments :-< So, if I find myself with split reins I usually
>knot them to take care of that.
OK, I'll throw in a couple of cents. I always ride with split reins,
I hate having a single looped rein. Yes, I drop one from time to time
-- but I'd rather do that than use a single.
Both single and split reins can cause or contribute to problems. A
single loop can catch on a branch, especially if horse is loose -- or
get tangled up in the front legs of a runaway. I find that rapid
dismounts/remounts to go afoot for a while are easier with split, too.
In most falls with split reins, I believe you have a better chance of
hanging on to one of them, without pulling the horse down on you or
pulling you under the horse. Especially if they are good and long,
the way I like to have them. OTOH, if the speed of the fall causes a
*violent* pull on the reins, split ones *will* pull out of your hands
(as you need to have happen in that case) where a loop may not.
However, few of us will choose our reins according to how they'll work
when we fall off. Like so many other things, it's whatever works for
you.
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