I forgot to twist riens while putting a horse back in the stall

[RayRay]

So I've realised that after a yesterday's lessons i forgot to twice the rians of the horse I was riding when I was putting her back in her stall and I know the importance of doing that. I feel terrible about I hope it wasn't long before someone notticed and nothing drastic happened

 

[carthorse]

Worst case scenario is that the horse broke the reins. If they get caught on something then leather reins will snap long before the horse is injured.

 

[Jessey]

The beauty of leather, it's strong but not too strong, as @carthorse says if he got caught the reins/bridle would have snapped so hopefully no harm done.

 

[Huggy]

You're not the first, and you won't be the last to do it!

 

[Cortrasna]

As the others have said - don't beat yourself up we have all been there. I can remember a sound telling off for exactly that as a child, and the reins did get broken much to my shame. With time all those seemingly tiresome rules become second nature and I now realise each and every one of them had good horse sense behind them, as you obviously know yourself already

 

[Skib]

I was like that - I always fussed and even drove back to the yard one day. So it may help you Ray Ray if I tell you what the yard said to me.

They told me I didnt need to worry what I had done - They are professionals, it is their job and responsibility to make sure the horses are all right - to check if students like me forget to shut the door or to twist the reins.

I now ride at a yard where horses are not left bridled and if we need to leave them for a bit, the reins are looped over the stirrup irons - the stirrup irons having run up the leathers.

Every yard one goes to one has to learn their own particular way of doing things. And I do like riding with reins that are not all curled from being twisted up.