Dressage reins...

shymare · 05-12-2008, 03:31 PM

What's a good length?

How about for a short woman riding a 14.2 mare? I want to make my friend some, but I'm not sure how long to make them. 6.5ft? 7.5ft? ???

AllAroundRdr · 05-12-2008, 04:14 PM

My EXTRA long plaited reins I use for HUS on 17-handers are 72" which is 6' and that's riding a horse with a long/low headset.

RockHorseRanch · 05-12-2008, 06:08 PM

Standard sizes on English reins - dressage or otherwise - and + or - a couple inches are:

Cob/Arab - 51 inches each side / 101 inches total
Full Size - 55 inches each side/ 109 inches total
Warmblood Size - 62 inches each side / 123 inches total

Thats as buckled or hooked.

What a neat thing to make a friend! Are you making them out of leather or nylon or biothane or?

shymare · 05-12-2008, 07:37 PM

Parachute cord.

Thanks guys!

05-12-2008, 03:31 PM	#1
shymare Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,376 Images: 53	Dressage reins... What's a good length? How about for a short woman riding a 14.2 mare? I want to make my friend some, but I'm not sure how long to make them. 6.5ft? 7.5ft? ??? __________________ "Men have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it - You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed." ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

05-12-2008, 04:14 PM	#2
AllAroundRdr Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southern CA - The Land of Fires & Shakey Ground Posts: 3,150 Images: 9	My EXTRA long plaited reins I use for HUS on 17-handers are 72" which is 6' and that's riding a horse with a long/low headset. __________________ People say riding isn't a sport...Well you see, the 'ball' I play with has a mind of its own. I've been Goosed..and I LIKED it!

05-12-2008, 06:08 PM	#3
RockHorseRanch Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Castle Rock, Colorado Posts: 995 Images: 3	Standard sizes on English reins - dressage or otherwise - and + or - a couple inches are: Cob/Arab - 51 inches each side / 101 inches total Full Size - 55 inches each side/ 109 inches total Warmblood Size - 62 inches each side / 123 inches total Thats as buckled or hooked. What a neat thing to make a friend! Are you making them out of leather or nylon or biothane or? __________________ http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff253/mtwalking/

05-12-2008, 07:37 PM	#4
shymare Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,376 Images: 53	Parachute cord. Thanks guys! __________________ "Men have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it - You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed." ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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