DaVinci Web Anti-Slip Rein/Buckle

Web anti-slip reins with buckle ends, and a published stitch count of 13 to 14 stitches per inch.

The grip is flexible web with rubber threads run through it, which holds in a wet hand without the bulk of a full rubber rein and without the schooling-ring look. DaVinci builds them on soft, supple drum-dyed leather, which colors the hide right through rather than on the surface so it does not go patchy as it wears. Blocked keepers and stainless steel hardware. Buckle ends rather than hook studs.

Specifications:

• Soft, supple drum-dyed leather
• Flexible web with rubber threads for grip
• Blocked keepers
• Stainless steel hardware
• Buckle ends
• 13 to 14 stitches per inch
• Sizes 5/8 in x 54 in, or 5/8 in x 60 in
• Black or Dark Brown

Why the stitch count matters:

Stitches per inch is the plainest measure of how a leather good was made. More stitches means shorter unsupported spans, so a single broken thread does not open a seam, and it means slower work. Thirteen to fourteen is a high count.

Fit:

Two lengths. 54 inches is standard for most horses; 60 inches suits a larger horse or a rider who prefers a longer rein. Buckle ends join at the bit with a buckle rather than a hook stud, which is slower to change but has nothing to work loose.

What sets this one apart:

Grip is the whole decision, and these grip through rubber threads run into flexible web, which holds a wet hand without the bulk of a full rubber rein. The leather is soft, supple and drum-dyed, on blocked keepers and stainless steel hardware, and the ends are buckles rather than hook studs. The stitching runs 13 to 14 per inch.

Why it is here:

Drum-dyed leather and a published stitch count. Both are markers of how a rein was actually made rather than how it was described, and both are stated here as numbers and processes rather than adjectives.