Re: RC: reins and martingales

[Rides 2 Far <rides2far@juno.com>]

Hey Anita,
Been dealing with this for 5 years...until TODAY!!:-))  This was Kaboot's
1st non-martingale ride, we've switched to an English hackamore FINALLY! 
There's a couple of options I use.

1.  Just leave the  reins over the neck and loop my sponge through the
reins to jog downhill.

2.  Unhook the running martingale from the breastcollar and lead with
reins & martingale (harder to straighten out to put back on.

3.  When I enter a vet check, I take the martingale, unsnap it from the
breastcollar and snap it on the halter bridle, then drop the bit and
carry that end in my hands.

4.  If you are getting on and off and the martingale isn't horribly
important for awhile, unsnap if from the breast collar and snap it onto
the halter.  It'll just swing there and you can take the reins on and off
easily for awhile.

I never take the reins out of the martingale.

Angie
On Sat, 17 Jul 1999 17:23:19 -0400 "Jeff and Anita Carlson"
<ranger2@gate.net> writes:
>this sounds like a silly question but what is the easiest way to get 
>the
>reins out of the rings in the running martingale? I'm riding a new 
>green
>horse and have started using the martingale on him at least 
>temporarily-
>for now have homemade rope reins braided back on themselves around the
>snaps for the bit.  managed to get them thru the rings but they won't 
>come
>out w/ out a major effort.  works well for keeping the rings from 
>sliding
>up and getting caught on the bit but if I want to get them out in a 
>hurry
>(like maybe to use them as a lead rope across a scary stream or 
>something)
>cant do it.
>
>I'm thinking about getting some rubber stoppers  you can put on 
>leather or
>biothane reins and using them instead but still have the problem of 
>getting
>the reins out of the rings.  
>
>What do you all suggest?  ride w/ extra lead rope? split reins?
>What is the quickest and easiest thing to do?
>thanks
>Anita Carlson
>GA
>
>
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