When you are riding a horse, what is the thing you hold onto called?

Question

My parents never let me ride a horse, but I write stories as a hobby and I need to know what its called. Its attached to the bridal and you use it to control the horse. Know what I mean?

Answer 1

ummm reins?

Answer 2

REIN OR SADDLE

Answer 3

They are called reins. Good luck with your stories!

Answer 4

i think you mean the reins, their is also the saddle and a few other things.

Answer 5

the reins...and my mortality (i choose life)

and then when all else fails, always wear a nice pair of undies, because the day you wear a bad pare is the day you fall of and get undressed by paramedics, who are really hot...so hold onto your good undies too

yes lol grrl it was personal experience....so embarrassing he was like god in uniform

Answer 6

yeah, they are called the reins, spelled without the g.  I hold on to the horn (the thing that sticks up in the front of the saddle, it is also where some cowboys wrap the rein of a good horse that won't wander off, once they get off of it) and let the horse go wherever it wants to go, cause I don't know how to control it, and I let the person lead me--ha ha--

Answer 7

The spelling is bridle and reins...keep us posted on your stories.

Answer 8

reins!!!!!!!!

Answer 9

It's called the reins.  There are two of them, and they connect on either side of the horses bit. (which is the metal piece in their mouth).  

Have fun writing!!

Answer 10

i ride bareback.  i hold on with my knees.  my horse also turns with knee pressure or hands on neck.  she will stop when i lean back and go when i lean forward.

think you want reins.

good luck with your writing.

Answer 11

reins... good luck on writing

Answer 12

Hi!

I love riding horses I have one of my own so if I understood your question then it is the riegn that you steer with!

Answer 13

you were right, it's called reins.

Answer 14

A Remote Control !!!

Answer 15

They are called reins and are connected to the bit which is placed in the horse's mouth and run along each side of the horse's neck and head. They are used in every discipline whether its wester or english, endurance, jumping, bareback or even wagon driving, but reins can vary from different colours and sizes ad thinkness. Mostly depending on what discipline you are doing :)

Answer 16

it is the rein

Answer 17

They are called reins

Here is a website that can help you with other pieces of tack...

http://rightlead.com/Educational/tack_pa...

Redial OMG you are so hilarious! Is that from personal experience?? hmm... I wonder.

Answer 18

Yeah, they're "reins." Not "reigns." Totally different things.

EDIT:

Whoa there, what's up with the thumbs down?!?!?!?!

Just making sure it's spelled right!

AND... it's a "bridle" not "bridal." Yet again, totally different things.

AND... it depends on what the horse is being used for as to how many reins there are... some horses with dressage use two sets of reins (connected on two different rings on each side of the bit) and except in western, the reins are buckled together in the middle, to make one continuous rein between both sides of the bit. Western usually has one rein per side, and can be tied together on occasion. I'm not sure how many sets of reins driving horses have...

Answer 19

Reins, hold on tight and have fun :)

Answer 20

Yea there reins.  Its connected to the bit. And the bit is the metal in the horses mouth.  I hope that helps :)

Answer 21

the items that you grasp are called "reigns" in both  English and Western riding.

Answer 22

it is called RAIN...

Answer 23

everyone already covered the reins, but here is a link to help with all future terms!

http://horses.about.com/od/glossaries/Ho...

happy writing :-]

Answer 24

they are called reins

Answer 25

Reins

Answer 26

It is a rein

Answer 27

They are called the reins, they are connected to the two rings on the bit, sometimes they are connected, sometimes they aren't.

Answer 28

its called the reins.they attach to the bit,sometimes there is two of them,mainly for western riding.but they are used sometimes in english too...sometimes they use straight reins for stuff like jumping and even just riding.also they use soomewhat short straight reins for barrel racing.when i say straight reins i mean just 1 reain that attaches to each side of the bit.