As I have mentioned in my earlier posts I have been reading black Beauty and the bit that I'm up to is very bad. Beauty and Ginger are at their new home and they have to have a bearing rein on. A bearing rein is a strap of leather that is tied on the horses wither and goes over the head and onto the bit. It is used to prevent the horse from putting its head down to far but it puts extreme pressure on the horses neck. In the book at their new home the previous owner, Joe, mentioned to their new owner, York, that Ginger had been used in the bearing rein before but hated it and put up a fight and that Booty had never been in one. York said he also liked a loser rein but My Lady liked her horses to have their heads up and proud.
Another piece of horse equipment (They don't use this in Black Beauty) is a martingale aka tie-down is the opposite of a Bearing rein. The martingale is a strap of leather that is tied to the horses bit and the girth. This forces the head down to the horse's chest making it hard for them to breath. Although this is unbelievable uncomfortable it makes the horses giants smoother so riders find it nicer. Both the Martingale and bearing rein are terrible pieces of equipment and people who use these things should be stopped.
#StandUp For Horses
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
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Great post Clara, you explained both types of rein well. I’ve read B Beauty but learnt something reading your post.
ReplyDeleteThe book was published in 1877 so it’s quite old. I certainly hope they don’t, but do any countries still use the Martingale and Bearing rein today?
Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteSome countries still use the bearing rein today and the Martingale is still commonly used mainly in show jumping and dressage (as far as I know) but not as harshly as before for rules have been informed.