Rein routing
Posted by Jan at 2014-08-30 17:54:26
I was taught that the split rein always goes outside. Is this correct or are there applications with a pair or team where the split rein is run inside?
Response by s d Mannies at 2014-08-30 22:24:27
I always put the check lines to the inside, that's the only way I have seen it done.
Shanen
Response by Dale Wagner at 2014-08-31 01:15:17
On a buckrake
Response by Klaus Karbaumer at 2014-08-31 10:35:34
The long, uninterrupted line has to go to the outside, the one attached to it, the stub line goes to the inside and has to be longer than the outside line in order to bridge the distance from one horse to another. The length varies according to how far you need to have the horses apart depending on what kind of work you do.
Response by arlee at 2014-08-31 11:18:41
reins are for riding
lines are for driving
Response by KC FOX at 2014-08-31 11:43:03
check line to the inside long line to outside, except like dale said on a buckrake
Response by Jenny at 2014-08-31 20:05:51
The longer of the "Y" going to the bits, has to be longer to reach over to the other horse's bit. The shorter piece of the "Y" stays to the outside.
Response by Jenny at 2014-08-31 20:09:18
Work harness: lines Buggy or carriage harness: reins
Response by Mooney Ranch at 2014-08-31 21:32:18
Jenny, somebody made that up. If you drive with them their lines.
Response by Dale Wagner at 2014-09-01 01:30:30
Jenny, you'd have a hard time ordering reins to fit any harness no matter what the use. Download Samson or Aaron Martin catalog and read the descriptions.
Response by Jenny at 2014-09-01 10:23:33
Coaching and carriage drivers in the east call them reins, from the most perfectly turned out coach and four down to a little pony pulling a tub cart. Eastern coaching is still heavily influenced by British and German traditions and I wonder if that is why the word "reins" is still used? I have no idea but am not going to argue with them.
Response by Mooney Ranch at 2014-09-01 22:36:09
Jenny, send them here. (Just kidding) hope everyone had a great Labor Day.
Gerald ' Gary ' Ashby
Response by Robbie at 2014-09-02 00:58:30
Always taught it was long to the inside and short out.
Response by s d Mannies at 2014-09-02 07:04:57
As long as you can get them adjusted correctly, I guess it would not make much of a difference
shanen
Response by Dale Wagner at 2014-09-02 13:37:31
Maybe a bunch of us ought to go east and correct these people on terminology so we all can know what is being said.
Response by Dale Wagner at 2014-09-02 13:51:54
On a buckrake, both sides of the line go to the same bit as you don't drive him. You slow him down to turn to his side or speed him up to turn to the other side.
On a push binder or header where you have 4 or 6 pushing it, the lines go on the regular way so you can swing the horses on one side out to turn sharper.
Response by John Bock at 2014-09-03 10:13:24
I read in a British book that if you are driving with rope, they are called lines, and if you are driving with leather, they are called reins.
Response by KC FOX at 2014-09-03 20:30:57
I was taught if your riding the horse or mule there reins If your driving there line. But it don't mater to me as long as your using the horses and mules.
Response by Paul at 2014-09-04 18:58:47
On our wagon trains, someone always had there lines flipped during the night. A good time by all except the teamster who could not figure out what happened to there team over night.
Response by JFox Central NE at 2014-09-14 18:07:26
I asked this question when I got my first team. I was told "long line to the outside, always". When I asked for clarification on it I was told "well one is 6'-8' long the other is 20"+ on a good set of lines. I have not asked that man for info ever again cause he just made me feel stupid, lol maybe it is more then a feeling.
Jim
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