Holding your reins is more than just holding onto them. There are a variety of types of reins, and the way you hold and manage each will be different. I will cover how to hold your reins, where to hold your reins and how this affects what your horse does. We will begin discussing how your rein handling affects your horse's movement.

You can have a finely tuned instrument but you still need to be a musician to play it.
That is the bottom line of horsemanship and rein management. The better you learn to use your reins and your legs, the better tuned your instrument (the horse) will become!