[drivingpairs] Roger rings & trees

In a message dated 5/19/2003 12:05:39 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> We use the loose, hanging Roger rings, not the rings
> on the browband. 

Let me add to Kathy's as usual great explanations: I see two disadvantages 
with the rings on the browband, which some still use: 1. The reins are going 
too high with them, above the blinders, disturbing the horses more than if 
they are below the blinders where they are with buckle in hanging Roger 
rings.  2. As there is pull to the INSIDE of any turn from the inside leader 
rein, the fixed Roger Ring on the browband will pull the browband and with it 
the blinder off the horse's head / eye to the inside, so the horse can see 
behind and get disturbed if he is high strung.  For the same reason, make 
sure, that when you use the buckle-in hanging Roger Ring, that it's NOT 
buckled into the blinder / browband buckle, but into the throatlash buckle, 
so the sideway pull does not pull the blinder off the eye, but only pulls on 
the throatlash.  Also make sure, that it's buckled in from behind into the 
buckle, which first looks upside down and wrong, put if you buckle it in from 
the front, it will pull the buckle OPEN under tension. So it must come in 
from behind into the buckle, so it pulls the buckle shut under tension.

I don't know any differences between single trees,swingle trees,  whiffle 
trees, whipple trees, or however they may be called, but maybe somebody else 
does.
Hardy


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