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 Translation for 'rein' from English to Icelandic
NOUN   a rein | reins
VERB   to rein | reined | reined
reining | reins
SYNO to draw rein | to harness | to rein | ...
taumur {k}bridle rein
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Translation for 'rein' from English to Icelandic

bridle rein
taumur {k}
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Usage Examples English
  • Fillis was also accredited with a particular style of holding the reins of a double bridle, whereby the snaffle rein passes over the index finger and the curb rein under the little finger, however, he himself referred to this as the "French" way in his book "Breaking and Riding".
  • Common errors include use of the inside rein to create the bend for the shoulder-in.
  • This armour was also referred to as a "garde de rein" or "garde rein", or "hoguine".
  • One rein used more than the other can create a guiding effect.
  • The term "shank" is generally used interchangeably with the term "cheek" to describe the entire sidepiece of the bit, but "shank" also may refer just to the lever arm, the portion of the bit that extends from the mouthpiece to the rein ring.

  • Reins are used to give subtle commands or cues, also known as rein aids.
  • Like the side rein, the lauffer rein is adjusted so that the horse has contact with it when his head is at or just in front of the vertical.
  • The bradoon rein should be wider than the rein used on the curb bit and in sport horse disciplines is often a bit more grippy (laced or, less often, rubber reins are popular), while the curb rein is thinner and smooth.
  • "Platanthera cooperi" is an uncommon species of orchid known by the common names Cooper's rein orchid and chaparral rein orchid.
  • A neck rein is a type of "indirect" rein aid. The horse responds to a neck rein when it has learned that a light pressure of the right rein against its neck on that side means for the horse to turn left, and vice versa.

  • Double reins are held in one hand. Neck reining is used almost exclusively, and riders have little or no need to adjust the reins while riding.
  • Polo is ridden with double reins for greater accuracy of signals.
  • The term "bearing rein" is derived from the definition of "bearing" which means "the manner in which one bears or conducts one's self; mien; behavior; carriage."
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