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It has been a while since I used one, but I think it
was a stirrup leather that we used.  It was in jumping
lessons, and as you say - it was to help the rider
stay "with" the horse:)

--- Susan Young Casey <glenn218@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You can use a 36" belt or a stirrup leather as a
> balance strap.  It's not a rein in the scense of
> controling a horse.  Robyn probably used part of a
> rein.  Us foxhunters use them all the time (unless
> you
> ride in a martingale...they we use that).  Grabbing
> mane works well too.
>
> The balance strap isn't used to "control" the horse
> but to help you stay WITH the horse.  Sometimes, a
> horse will scoot out from underneath you or lunge
> over
> a gully.  The balance strap is to help, even the
> most
> compentent of riders, keep their balance over rough
> terrain and sudden moves forward.  Sudden side moves
> are still at the mercy of strong legs.
>
> --- Joan Ruprecht <jruprecht@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > In  Trail Blazer, Robyn Hood suggests using a
> > "balance rein" to control the hard charging,
> > competitive horse, a rein tied in a loop at the
> base
> > of the horses neck.  Can any one give more
> > instructions:  How tight and where is the rein
> when
> > gauging tightness?  How best is it used.  I ride
> > with a hackamore,  will it still be effective?
> >
> > Ted Ruprecht
>
> =====
> Susan Young Casey, Princess of Pink, LIW, RRHA, RHS
> Semper Obliquo (Always aside)  
>
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>
> "Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that
> will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, 
> and win the race!"         - Charles Dickens
> (1812-1870)
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