# @clairecumbee on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DKKZI4auAE0
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73486088-clairecumbee-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-05-27T15:41:47.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Claire Cumbee (@clairecumbee) — https://gondola.cc/clairecumbee

## Caption

Let’s go over a more beginner to intermediate exercise the rider can work on (before we resort to tying the reins around your horse’s neck, see last reel 😅)
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Utilizing a driving reins helps the rider who likes to hold tension in their wrist, maybe they like to turn their thumbs in and ride with a straight arm, or for the rider who does some “bit wiggling” 
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The driving reins helps me find that straight line from elbow, hand, to the horse’s mouth. I also find it easier to find a softer contact. Meaning, when Swatch reaches out and takes the bit forward, my hand moves with his movement.
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You can utilize this on the flat and jumping. (I even know a Will Coleman kept a driving rein with one of his horses in dressage a few years ago at the Advanced level) But, I usually do this temporarily to find the softness again.
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Let me know if tag me if you practice this as well!
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equestrianstyle, equestrian, trainingtip, horses, eventingnation, horsegirlenergy, eventing, behindthestalldoor, eventinglife, equestrianlife, horsegirl

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