When it comes to training your horse with lunging, very few pieces of equipment are as important as side reins. This video shows you how to correctly fit side reins for lunging, with hannah beckmann bhs qualified instructor. It shows how to use side reins properly while lunging a horse. These long linedriving reins can be opened in the middle. If you look at the image of the horse standing still in our picture gallery you will clearly see the horse not pinned in, as the horse moves, he is gently encouraged to reach forward, thus encouraging him to work correctly and in balance across his back.
Jul 30, 2008 you were far luckier than i was with my side reins about 30 years ago. When we choose to sell these items for less, we display the sale price only in the cart. Used with a training surcingle or saddle while lunging, it attaches to the girth with either a snap or girth loop. Running reins apply pressure to the corners, poll and bars, although to a lesser extent than that of the draw reins. Lungeing is a great way to work your horse, particularly on winter nights when time is extraprecious. When adjusting the length or leading the horse with the reins unclipped make sure that they do not dangle freely. Very well put together video and nice use of voice commands for your horse.
Leather side reins maintain the horses outline and support the animal with a steady contact on the bit. Apr 16, 2012 click here to see more from art2ride will faerber discusses and explains how to use side reins correctly when lunging your horse. Side reins should not pull the horse inthey do not create collection. Solid side reins without stretch or give elastic end side reins. Once your horse is in dressage training and used to being lunged you can adjust the sidereins higher on the saddle or surcingle to achieve a more uphill and rounder frame. In our horse tack collection, there is a wide range of horse lunging equipment, with lunge reins and side reins for sale. Our range of horse lunging equipment includes reins, collars and bridles that will give you complete control. Length and elasticity of side reins affect rein tension at trot request. Running reins are attached to the girth straps on the saddle in the same way that you attach side reins for lunging. Training side reins are useful to teach a horse to give to pressure.
Unless of course you are extremely agile and gifted and can actually clip side reins onto a trotting horse. Once the horse will lunge in a halter or cavesson, id get it used to the sensation of the surcingle by running it over their back and under the heartgirth, then eventually allowing the horse to wear it snugged up. The main point here is that the side reins should never be used to affix the horses head and neck in any particular position. Using draw reins and side reins expert howto for english. Safe, successful lunging with sidereins eventing nation. Choose from our variety of options, such as side reins, running reins, or laced reins, to match your specific riding style. Draw reins and side reins are training aids that can help your horse learn to maintain light contact with the bit while moving forward freely into the bridle, and to carry himself straight and in balance. Jul 08, 2012 it shows how to use side reins properly while lunging a horse. As you can see in the video, kristen takes him all the way to the end of the line. The saddlery shop has high quality lunging reins from kincade in several colours. These americanmade side reins are adjustable from 40 to 44. Side reins are essential in helping the horses understand the contact with the bit. When and how should they be used, and should i be taking any precautions when using them. If badly adjusted, side reins are useless or even damaging, the horse will fight them like bad or inexperienced hands.
Draw reins are an essential piece of english riding equipment, as they allow you to better control your horse. This is a 4h horsemaster project for the kent county youth fair. Reins run up through the bit and hook onto the rings of the surcingle or saddle. The saddlery shop stock lunging training aids such as the pessoa training that helps strengthen a horses back, stretches the top line and gently encourages the horse to work correctly. Using draw reins, side reins, pessoa, they place the head and the neck of the horse in a certain position which the horse would not take naturally. Longeing has many benefits for both horses and riders. In our free ecoure we discuss the pros and cons of the different side reins and lungeing systems. The experimental hypotheses were that tension in side reins 1. Horze double lunging driving reins are designed to ensure the reins pass through the rings easily.
Oct 07, 2015 lunging in side reins was very helpful, as the side reins kept a consistent contact before, during, and after the transition. General lunging no need for complicated gadgets or rollers. Durable leather side reins maintain the horses outline during lunging and support it with a steady contact on the bit. If you really feel you need to use the system which is ludicrous there are much better solutions, then i would ask someone knowledgable to show you how.
Make the time you spend lunging your horse more effective with the right lunging equipment. Improve your horses balance and rhythm lunging guide. When lunging horses, you are improving their flexibility and balance. The converter part of the rein goes to the lever ring of the bit and is adjustable on the main part with a buckle, depending on the desired effect. It is just there for the horse to begin to seek contact. Double sliding side reins may be attached to the saddle or surcingle and girth as pictured below, or both ends of each rein may be attached to the saddle, surcingle andor girth.
That same horse also had major balance issues at the canter leftover from a failed barrel racing career and lunging was the key to developing his strength and confidence. By clipping on side reins when the horse is standing still you are making the statement of starting with the head and neck and then asking him to move forward. Lungeing is a great form of exercise for your horse. Theyre not pretty, but they get the job done and are very adjustable. Click here to see more from art2ride will faerber discusses and explains how to use side reins correctly when lunging your horse. Double lunge consists of two round cords to attach to the bit rings by means of two silver muskatonnen. When the horse is moving in balance, the side reins should be slightly slack with the nose slightly in front of the vertical, and there should be contact through the lunge line. Rather, a properly longed horse will collect himself, and the shorter side reins will be the correct length for him to keep a contact with the bit.
Double lunging draw reins black 31008019 harrys horse. Vienna reins, also known as balancing or triangle reins, resemble draw reins but are used for longeing. Lunging in draws set up as triangle reins aka sliding side reins, vienna reins etc is more effective for her than the regular side reins, because she cant hang on them. Loosely done up so that the pony has something to stretch into without the pressure increasing on the hindquarters.
Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Side reins during lunging and training teach the horse to give to rein pressure in a very simple yet relaxed way. A lunge line and lunge whip are the basic essentials, but our selection of lunging equipment also includes side reins, surcingles, lunge cavesons and other training aids. Trying to position the horses head with side reins the first time you use them is a big mistake. They do this by using a lunge line, which is a 10metre rope you tie to the horse, and working the horse in a circular fashion, often using a whip.
This video shows you how to correctly fit side reins for lunging, with hannah. Only one lunge line is permitted only while lungeing. Once loose sidereins are accepted, you can snug them up one hole at a time, do more circles, snug up again etc. I agree that it would not be the right tool for a horse that wants to evade contact. What is the best way to introduce a horse to double lunging. The web rein and rope are combined to prevent snagging. It shows how to use side properly while lunging a horse. Side reins are equipment used when longeing a horse, running from the bit of the bridle to the saddle or surcingle. Tory leather side reins are 34 wide with solid brass buckles and trigger snaps ends. Definition of taking the reins in the idioms dictionary. Welcome to our bespoke leather horse tack online shop you will find unique, designed leather accessories for miniature horses, miniature shetlands, shetlands, ponys and large horse breeds. The main part of the rein goes to the main ring of the bit. Excellent for all types of work on the double lunge, including developing the paces. Lunging is an art in itself, meaning you can teach a horse a tremendous amount about how you expect him to respond when ridden, help the horse to find his balance without having to balance a riders weight, the concept of moving away from inside pressure to the outside rein which cannot be accomplished without.
Sometimes, manufacturers require that products be advertised only at their suggested prices. Converter reins fantastic reins to use with a pelham, pessoa bits, double bridles. They can be fastened to various points on the surcingle or roller, allowing a multitude of neck positions without creating a forced frame. Apr 02, 2020 what is the purpose of draw reins and side reins. They help set your horses head to keep it level with the elastic working as a pair of hands that have some give to them but then force the horses head back into the proper position. This is surrendering the reins by rural heritage on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Plus, 20 minutes of good work on the lunge is the equivalent of an hours riding, so mastering this skill is a real asset, especially when time is at a premium.
But using side reins is in total conflict with this system. Sep 11, 2009 side reins are to be used for lunging, and i have never heard of anyone using them while riding. The side reins prepare and confirm a confidant contact with the riders hands. From the girth straps the reins then run directly to the inside to the outside of the bit rings on both. They are suppose to be used either in a round pen or lunging a horse. May 20, 2008 it looks like lunging in the bridle with side reins, although they might be draw reins i cant tell from the picture. Horze double lungingdriving reins equestriancollections. Reins mac is an anarchic, versatile, and fullydistributed tdma medium access control. If you do, definetly dont jump with them on, you need to release over jumps so the horse can move its neck freely, and with side reins you cant do that. For a young or green inexperienced horse, longeing is used to teach a horse to respond to voice commands and the trainers body language, to accustom them to the feel of a saddle and bridle, and to begin their introduction to the feel of reins and bit pressure. The correct length of the side reins is so long that the horse simply cant put its head all the way up in the video, you can see how kristen raises his head a little bit to show how free his head is, he has plenty of room to bring his head reasonably in front of the vertical but he cant put his head up so far that he can turn completely upside down. The tory leather vienna side reins are used while lunging the horse to help develop balance and flexion. Short side reins should not be used for long periods of time. From a lunge line and lunge whip to side reins and a surcingle, we have all the lunging equipment youll need.