?gag bits cross-question?
see how this rider has one rein on the 3 ring gag bit
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okay well that makes sense to me but after ive seen som ppl use two reins like one on the main ring and consequently another on a lower ring.why?
is it mor effective this way or wats the deal next to this cuz ive always seen only one rein used.
I've never seen two people use two reins. But i guess you could use it close to a double bridle sort of. well not really.
But im sure if the rider considered necessary to, if the rider needed more reinforcement she could use the lower rein on the bottom ring.. and otherwise just use the top ring.
It works like a double bridle. You never want to use the reins on only the lower ring because later you only have leverage and the horse does not get the opportunity to reply to a regular bit rein. It gives you the option to have leverage but also give your horse the chance to respond to the bit rein as well. The basic ring is where the bit rein is attached and the lower ring is where the leverage rein is attached. This is a wonderful bit because it gives the horse an automatic reward when he responds. this is because when you verbs on the reins it applies pressure to the poll as well and when your horse responds by putting his head down then the pressure from the bit releases as powerfully as the pressure on the poll giving your horse a reward for responding. It is not legal in the hunter classes only use it for training or for the jumper. The people that do not use 2 reins with this bit are not using it correctly or they use bit converters with it.
Answers: The new rein is used for leverage. The lower rings on an elevator are there for increased leverage, which puts pressure on the poll of the horse. But not all horses need the increased leverage at adjectives times. Many can be ridden on the snaffle rein, but the lower rein is there for a quick reminder to soften at their poll when needed. Like a pelham, you do most of your work near the snaffle rein, and only use the lower as a refresher for moments of collection. These bits are commonly used by jumpers who need to find their horses collected and engaged quickly before the subsequent fence comes up.
Using double reins allows the rider the option of applying pressure to the first ring rein, or the lower ring rein, or both. In this path, the rider can use the gentler first ring when possible, but has the option for more leverage if it become required. It's very similar to using a Pelham.
Technically you are supposed to use two reins near a gag bit ( and that goes for other gag bits as well as this one) as the rider then have the option of whether to employ the gag action or not. The rein on the largest ring would simply be equivalent to a snaffle or bridoon.
Nowadays it is very seldom used in this way - most those prefer to go with the hard leeway ( obviously it's needed or why use the gag in the first place ?)
The different rein placements allow different actions,(this is a dutch gag,and not a proper gag bit).So by have several reins you can change the action,kind of approaching a pelham bit in theory
