Adjustable Leather Side Reins with Rubber Ring
Adjustable Leather Side Reins with Rubber Ring
Grewal Equestrian
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A pair of adjustable leather side reins with a rubber donut at the center, in Havana.
The donut is the specification to read first. A rubber ring sits at the center of each rein and gives when the horse takes a contact, so what the horse meets yields slightly instead of being a fixed strap of leather. That is the argument for a donut rein over a plain one. A horse that meets an immovable rein learns to brace against it; a horse that meets one with a little give has something to soften into. The reins are 5/8 inch leather, adjust between 39 and 43 inches, and carry stainless steel hardware.
Specifications:
- Leather, with a rubber donut ring at the center of each rein
- Width 5/8 in
- Adjustable, 39 in to 43 in
- Stainless steel hardware
- Havana
Fit:
39 to 43 inches is an adjustment range rather than a size choice, so there is one length to buy. Measure from the bit ring to the surcingle or girth ring on your own horse before ordering. A very small or very large horse can fall outside four inches of adjustment, and there is no second size to fall back on.
On using them:
Side reins are lunging equipment. They are not fitted to a horse that is being ridden, led or turned out, and a horse is never left standing in them unattended. They attach at the bit and to a surcingle or to the saddle billets, and they belong on a horse that is already lunging calmly and going forward. Fitted short they teach a horse to brace rather than to soften, which is the opposite of the intention. Start longer than looks right and shorten across sessions rather than within one.
What sets this one apart:
A rubber donut at the center of each rein, rather than plain leather or an elastic insert, so the contact the horse meets gives a small amount and returns. The leather is 5/8 inch wide, the pair adjusts between 39 and 43 inches, and the hardware is stainless steel.
Why it is here:
The donut. Side reins are sold plain, with an elastic insert, or with a rubber ring, and the three do not teach the same thing. Plain leather is unforgiving. Elastic can stretch far enough that a horse discovers it can pull through. A donut gives a small, consistent amount and returns to where it started, which is a narrower and more predictable answer than either.
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