A rein aid.
We seldom spend time wondering and thinking about what we want a rein aid to do beyond stop, slow down or turn the horse in a new direction. We seldom consider where the rein aid reaches inside his body.
Few spend much time wondering about the corresponding effects in the horse's body that make these aids so effective. Allowing us to control an animal so much larger and stronger than us.
Few spend much time wondering how and why this works. The reason behind centuries of throwing a bridle on the horse's head.
Touching on the rein does more than turn his nose in one direction or another, so that he ends up turning left or right. Does more than slow him down as we pull backwards or increase pressure upon the reins.
The effects of the reins cascade throughout his body, giving us access to more than just his head and neck.
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