Examine me O Lord, and prove me. Try my heart; try my reins.
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3 Rein Actions
REIN ACTIONS are separate from REIN AIDS,
(and REIN AIDS simplified are: ALLOWING AND NON-ALLOWING). THIS VIDEO IS ABOUT REIN ACTIONS.
These NATURAL REIN AIDS and REIN ACTIONS are part of the alphabet we use to speak to our horses.
So each REIN ACTION in EACH HAND LEFT AND RIGHT can be ALLOWING OR NON-ALLOWING. This makes MANY combinations of REIN AIDS. CAN YOU CALCULATE HOW MANY?
HORSES SHOULD FOLLOW THE REIN. Horse should FOLLOW THE BIT.
DIRECT REIN= STRAIGHT LINE FROM BIT TO ELBOW.
INDIRECT REIN= PINKY NAIL AIMED AT OPPOSITE HIP.
OPENING REIN= WIDE REIN ON FORWARD LINE OF TRAVEL which will be a CURVED LINE which is a TURN.
NO REIN EVER NEVER FORBIDDEN is USED BACKWARDS. NEVER!
Something to ponder and prove: The outside rein is ALWAYS a DIRECT REIN. In every case all the time no exceptions. There are very few absolutes in the world. THIS IS ONE OF THEM.
TRAINED HORSES know these rein actions and rein aids. If the horse doesn't notice them, understand them, and obey them, there is a problem with the horse or the trainer.
JF
additional notes:
When a rein is touched, or when ANY aid is used, it must be INDEPENDENT.
AIDS and REIN ACTIONS SHOULD ONLY have effect upon the single isolated separate part of the body to which it speaks.
REINS speak to the bit which rests gently on the horse's LOWER JAW.
He is TRAINED to follow the action, NOT pulled around.
NEITHER SHOULD THE legs or body do anything when the hand is speaking.
EVERYTHING WORKS INDEPENDENTLY.
