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I just recently switched to shorter reins... they're JUST long enough  
to hang onto if he grazes... and I LOVE LOVE LOVE this length!   
They're less in the way while I ride with a short rein / long bite  
loop, and they're the PERFECT length to casually hang onto with one  
hand if he's trotting on a loose rein.  Not sure what length they are,  
but since all horses' necks are different lengths it really wouldn't  
matter to you anyway.
-Sharon L. in Maine


Quoting Elizabeth Walker <bwalker2@xxxxxxx>:

> Longer reins can get tangled around the water bottles on your pommel
> packs, if you ride with them.
>
> I have some standard English braided reins, which are long enough that
> the horse can graze, and I can hold onto the reins comfortably.  I quit
> using them, however, because unless his head was stretched forward and
> down (not when he's excited, it's not...)  the excess loop would hook
> under the water bottles on my pommel pack - usually when I was
> attempting to assert control at the canter...
>
> The reins I use now are short enough that they don't do that - but now,
> of course, when he grazes I have barely enough rein to hang onto...
> sigh.
>
> On May 11, 2009, at 5:55 PM, Michelle Aquilino wrote:
>
> > Am I missing a reason NOT to get longer reins?...  As in, I have 10  
> >  foot yacht rope reins, want to get new ones, am thinking about the  
> >  biothane reins with grips.  There is the option of 11 feet, and am  
> >  wondering why people prefer the shorter reins over the longer   
> > reins?  Just to beat the comments that I know are coming, I know   
> > that they have those romel attachments, but I prefer having the   
> > loop of the reins, so that I can "hold" onto the reins while still   
> > having full use of my hands, if needed.  Thanks!  -Michelle
> >
> > --
> > "Don't breed or buy while shelter animals die"
>
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