Subject: RE: [RC] horse tack
considerations for safety
I
absolutely love the Wintec cushion grip reins. If there is any pulling, it's
not my hands that get shredded. I find that it is no problem to just unbuckle
one side when I want to tail. They are easy to hold in all kinds of weather,
don't absorb moisture and hold up well. At $36.50 I suspect they compare
favorably pricewise too. Libby
In a message dated 3/1/2005
5:48:59 PM Pacific Standard Time, tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Like anything - you get the cheapest sissor snaps and they
will break and come open. If you don't check them often - like every
time you ride, guess when it will happen?
Well,
these were on a relatively new set of Zilco reins.....trust me, they weren't
cheap! I can operate them right now and they feel very secure and
sturdy. Only thing I can think of is they caught on some part of the
bit (both at the same time!??) and got jerked open. They are
definitely in mint condition. Is that weird, or what?
Sylvia (I'm
replacing them anyway, but I also don't think I'll use those reins without
gloves ever again....once we switched to halter mode, I had to pull pretty
hard to slow him down and I have a nasty raw spot on the ring fingers of
both hands)
