Mohair reins

[GreyDes]

I saw some mohair reins online that looked really nice for trail riding, but I have a few questions. Can anyone who has them share your experiences?

1. How do they do when they get wet? Are they slippery, etc?
2. How do you clean them? I have mohair girths that I wash on delicate with Melp, and they seem to last forever. Are the reins similar?
3. Are they soft enough to use without gloves?
4. I’m assuming I need to use them with slobber straps, correct?
5. Any general pros/cons I should know about?

Thanks all!

[chicamuxen1]

Personally, I don’t like using tack of a type that absorbs sweat. That is the reason I don’t use mohair girths. I find unless you frequently wash the tack you get a build up of swat (and accompanying dirt) which stiffens the girth or reins. Just my opinion.

chicamuxen

[tabula_rashah]

Don’t know about Mohair reins but my first reaction is YUCK no way. I got a Mohair girth because everyone said they were the bomb diggity for endurance girths and I hate it.

[Ridinwyoming]

Bought some nice ones a few years ago used them only once or twice and hated them. I had to wear gloves they were so scratchy. Yes, slobber straps are necessary. Never used them enough to wash them.

I ended up buying a soft cotton lunge line and made them into reins.

[Lamb_Chop]

I like my mohair girth, and so does my critter. But reins? Ick, no way.

[Moqui]

I just came across your questions about mohair reins and was surprised to see that all the responses were negative. I also don’t see what the grossness of a mohair girth would have to do with reins. I have several pairs of mohair reins and they are both gorgeous and a pleasure to handle. You can get them braided or twisted – I prefer the twisted for looks, but they probably also have more body than braided reins, because the individual strands are tightly twisted. I can’t answer the wet/slippery question or the cleaning question because i haven’t had mine that long. Whether you need slobber straps depends on how the reins are constructed. If the mohair is made into a mecate, you’d need a bosal or slobber straps. But they also come in roper reins or split reins, ending in loops which can be attached directly to your bit via braided rawhide or leather connectors. I happen to like slobber straps, so I attach the rawhide connectors to my slobber straps.

[fern281]

Mohair Reins

[QUOTE=GreyDes;7215661]
I saw some mohair reins online that looked really nice for trail riding, but I have a few questions. Can anyone who has them share your experiences?

1. How do they do when they get wet? Are they slippery, etc?
2. How do you clean them? I have mohair girths that I wash on delicate with Melp, and they seem to last forever. Are the reins similar?
3. Are they soft enough to use without gloves?
4. I’m assuming I need to use them with slobber straps, correct?
5. Any general pros/cons I should know about?

Thanks all![/QUOTE]

I love my mohair reins. The ones I have are braided not twisted so they are softer than the twisted ones IMO.

I distance ride in all weather. They get a little heavy when they get wet, but not annoyingly so.

I rinse them in a bucket every so often between washes, other than that I wash them on cold with wool wash (I use Kookaboora) same as my mohair girths and hang to air dry.

I do not need to use gloves with them for comfort.

Since mine are woven (flat) I attach them to rein snaps with Conway buckles.

The only con I’ve run into is if you run into a patch of beggars lice (stick tights in some area), you’ll have to pick them off