Side reins are equipment used when longeing a horse, running from the bit of the bridle to the saddle or surcingle. As a horse training tool, they encourage...

used to carry the reins over the animal's back. When pairs of equines are used in drawing a wagon or coach it is usual for the outer side of each pair to...

behind the vertical. Side reins are adjusted so they are the same length on either side, or slightly shorter on the inside. Side reins adjusted too tightly...

This equipment includes such items as saddles, stirrups, bridles, halters, reins, bits, and harnesses. Equipping a horse is often referred to as tacking...

the headstall that holds a bit that goes in the mouth of a horse, and the reins that are attached to the bit. It provides additional control and communication...

from which to attach training equipment such as side reins, overcheck, lauffer reins (sliding side reins), or chambons (a type of strap). A surcingle is...

may require reins that are a longer than standard astride reins. This is most often a problem for western-style riding with romal reins, which are sized...

applying the reins creates leverage; in the Uxeter kimberwicke, there are slots for the reins placed within the bit ring, which allows the reins to create...

reach behind the riders leg while still holding the reins, it is most often used by taking the reins in one hand and hitting the horse behind the rider's...

horse training, allowing a rider to touch the mount's side while keeping both hands on the reins. Hunting whips are not for use on the horse, but have...

having reins used by a mounted rider. Bitting, the process of accustoming a horse to a bit and bridle, sometimes with the addition of side reins that attach...

pairs either slung over the back of a beast of burden, or attached to the sides of a bicycle or motorcycle. The term derives from a Middle English borrowing...

Draw reins and running reins are pieces of riding equipment used for training that use the mechanical advantage of a 'single movable pulley' to cause...

tools Martingale (tack) Whip Crop (implement) Quirt Spur Surcingle Bitting rig Longeing cavesson Side reins Chambon Draw reins and running reins Gogue...

mecate-style reins may be added to a rope halter, creating a modified form of hackamore, and equipment called a "sidepull" has a heavier noseband and two reins added...

featured drainage channels. An outside stone stairway constructed against the side of the building was common for reaching the upper level. For horses, stables...

comfortable adjustment of bit location and control. The bit, bridle and reins function together to give control of the horse's head to the rider. The...

harness: the rein terrets, the tugs on each side of the horse, the back strap and crupper to the rear, and bearing reins or overcheck to the front. Pads or back...

the rear and, in some cases, to the side. Blinkers are usually made of leather or plastic cups placed on either side of a horse's eyes - attached either...

horse.) This combination of romal and closed reins, today referred to as "romal reins" or "romal-style reins", is seen primarily in the horse show ring...

a horse hoof from wear. Shoes are attached on the palmar surface (ground side) of the hooves, usually nailed through the insensitive hoof wall that is...

tools Martingale (tack) Whip Crop (implement) Quirt Spur Surcingle Bitting rig Longeing cavesson Side reins Chambon Draw reins and running reins Gogue...

the reins (3 and 4 newtons respectively for every newton). Regardless of the ratio, the longer the shank, the less force is needed on the reins to provide...

only placed on one side of the horse, and too short for riding. The earliest reliable representation of a full-length, double-sided riding stirrup was...

leather loops called "cossack stirrups". The horse wears a bridle and side reins. The lunge line is usually attached to the inside bit ring. Vaulting horses...

with rings that attach the reins on either side of the head, allowing very direct pressure to be applied from side to side. The noseband is made of leather...

tools Martingale (tack) Whip Crop (implement) Quirt Spur Surcingle Bitting rig Longeing cavesson Side reins Chambon Draw reins and running reins Gogue...

Weymouth bridle, is a bridle that has two bits and four reins (sometimes called "double reins"). One bit is the bradoon (or bridoon), is a modified snaffle...

are side reins, a pair of reins which run simply from the bit to a surcingle or saddle, intended to keep the horse's head tucked in. Side reins are a...

and like a double bridle it normally has "double" reins: a set of curb reins and a set of snaffle reins. Because it has a bit shank and can exert curb-style...