[drivingpairs] Velcro Strap? was Black Prong CDE

Hardy, could you please describe this velcro strap a bit more for me?  How 
wide, long and how does it release if there's a problem?  I seem to remember 
having dropped a rein a time or two......!

Debra Halsted
Just Because Farm
Wheatfield IN
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Hzlax@xxxxxxx 
  To: drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 4:21 PM
  Subject: [drivingpairs] Blackprong CDE


  In a message dated 2/21/2006 11:04:02 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:


    Hardy, I need advice on not dropping a 
    rein


  No special trick there, just got to keep it in your hands :-)

  Obviously you didn't lose the reins completely, which is good, and to prevent 
that from happening I don't like the little string or loop over a finger. The 
little leather loop is proper style for Pleasure Driving, but for marathons I 
think it's distracting in my hand. Instead I used to run a velcro strap through 
the end of the buckled reins and keep that around my leg, just to make sure, if 
I ever would drop the reins for whatever reason, I would not lose them 
completely. Later, when I drove with a seatbelt, I just ran the seatbelt 
through the buckled end loop of the reins. (Seatbelt, one end attached to the 
carriage, the other end wrapped twice around the back rail of the seat and then 
end held by the navigator to be let go in case of need.)

  And yes, I only use leather reins for proper grip (see Achenbach rein 
handling discussion recently).

  Congratulations on a good event.
  Hardy

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