REINS. 



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through the rings of a running martingale. Stops are pieces 

 of leather which are placed on reins that are buckled to the bit 

 and used with a martingale, so as to prevent the rings of the 

 martingale from catching on the buckles (Fig. 73), as they 

 might do, were the stops absent (Fig. 74). Stops are 



Fig- 73 Stop to prevent Ring of Martingale catching on Buckle of Rein. 



Fig. 74. Ring of Martingale caught on Buckle of Rein. 



generally made by sewing together two pieces of leather of the 

 required shape, and leaving between them a space through 

 which the rein is passed. A neater plan is to cut the stop out 

 of an extra thick piece of leather, and then make in its centre 

 a cut of the necessary size for the rein, parallel to its surface. 



