Specialized Training Aids

Does your horse have a particular training problem that holds you both back? Whether you ride Western or English, Hunter Jumper or Dressage, specialized training gear can be useful in particular training situations. Try our Cotton Bridle reins, Draw reins and Martingales during training or recreational riding. Especially useful for handicapped riders, Custom-Tack also makes Ladder reins and Mike's Bike Handle reins. Beginning riders will want a Schooling Strap for the front of the saddle and young riders can benefit from Custom-Tack's Grass Reins.

Specialized Training Aids

Cotton Bridle Reins
Grass Reins
Ladder Reins
The Schooling Strap
Mike's Bike Handle Reins
Draw Reins
Martingales

Cotton Bridle Reins

Excellent reins to use (instead of expensive show quality reins) while training, trail riding or endurance riding. When the sweat and dirt becomes unbearable, simply unsnap the reins from your bridle and throw them into the washer! Made from soft, 1-inch wide ribbed cotton webbing, with five evenly spaced suede stops on each rein. Reins snap to the bit with swivel bolt snaps and are joined together with a slim plastic buckle that wont create a lump under saddle or leg.

Colors: Natural, Dark Brown, Navy or Black web with matching Tan, Brown, Blue or Black stops.

Sizes: Long (60" each rein), Medium (54" each rein), Pony (44" each rein)

Suggested Retail Price
#TR - $22.95

Grass Reins

A simple anti grazing device that makes life easier for the child rider 1" rein has small snap attachment for the brow band of the bridle. Bit end of rein has wide opening scissors snap to attach to bit ring. Attach opposite end to pommel and adjust for size using snaps and D rings. Adjustable sizing makes them useful on horses as well as ponies!

Colors: Black, Brown, Navy, Natural

Suggested Retail Price
#GR - $33.95

Ladder Reins

Makes holding the reins easier for the rider who has less motor control. Soft cotton webbing with adjustable snap ends.

Colors: Natural, Tan, Dark Brown, Black, Navy or Red

Suggested Retail Price
#LR - -$39.95

The Schooling Strap

Why put a frayed piece of bailing twine on the front of an expensive English saddle? Providing a reliable handhold during schooling or lessons, this cotton web strap is extremely helpful when riding on the lungeline or to steady the beginning rider's hands when holding the reins for the first time. A terrific teaching aid for children and adults at any level!

Colors: Black, Navy

Suggested Retail Price
#SC - $10.95

Mike's Bike Handle Reins

Developed by Mike Osinski, gold medal dressage competitor, clinician and judge, Mike's Bike Handle Reins are for the horse that pulls or leans on the reins instead of getting round. We don't know why they work so well, they just do! A great teaching aid that helps both horse and rider to find soft connection. Plastic bicycle handles are soft but firm providing a helpful hand-hold for disabled riders as well as those of us with arthritis or carpal tunnel problems. D rings along the rein make the reins adjustable for most horses.

Specify a size when ordering: Average Rider or Special Needs Rider

Colors: Black, Brown, Navy, Red

Suggested Retail Price
#MHR - Mike's Bike Handle Reins - $44.95

Draw Reins that Fit!

Ribbed Cotton Draw Reins

Made from 1" cotton webbing, our draw reins have the ribbed texture of cotton bridle reins, to provide grip. Reins are joined by a slim plastic buckle and attach to the girth with nickel snaps and removable girth attachments (top) or with sewn-in girth loops (bottom).

Colors: Black, Navy

Suggested Retail Price

#DWL	Removable girth attachments - XL, L M	$25.95
#DWLP	Removable girth attachments - Pony size	$22.50
#DWS	Sewn-in girth loops - XL, L M	$25.95
#DWSP	Sewn-in girth loops - Pony Size	$22.50

“In our field testing, we found double girth loops preferable over single loops, which are limited to between-the-legs placement.”
Horse Journal, November 1999

Slim, 1 " Wide Cotton Draw Reins

Made from flat cotton webbing in the slimmer 1" width for riders who don't like to have so much in the hand. Joined by a small side release buckle and available with either sewn in girth loops, or removable girth attachments.

Colors: Black only

Suggested Retail Price

#DFL	Removable girth attachments - XL, L M	$25.95
#DFLP	Removable girth attachments - Pony size	$22.50
#DFS	Sewn girth loops - XL, L M	$25.95
#DFSP	Sewn girth loops - Pony Size	$22.50

“We recommend ... DFL model as our overall choice and Best Buy...this model has all the elements we like in four different lengths. Even the contrasting color can be useful for trainers so they can quickly distinguish draw rein from regular rein.”
Horse Journal, November 1999

Martingales

German Martingale

Two piece Martingale set comes with specialized reins. Martingale forks go through the bit and snap to D rings on the reins. Discourages the horse from leaning and pulling. Neck and girth pieces are fully adjustable. Available in soft cotton or durable nylon. Can be thrown into the washer when the sweat marks get to be unbearable.

Colors: Black, Brown, Navy

Suggested Retail Price

#GM	German Martingale - horse size	$66.95
#GMP	German Martingale - pony size	$66.95
#GMR	Replacement Reins for German Martingale	$22.95