To rein a horse is not only to guide him, but also to control his every movement.
The best reined horse should be willingly guided or controlled with little or no apparent resistance and dictated to completely.
Any movement on his own must be considered a lack of control...
Credit should be given for smoothness, finesse, attitude, quickness and authority of performing various maneuvers, while using controlled speed, which raises the difficulty level and makes him more exciting and pleasing to watch to an audience.
From the NRHA
Judging Handbook
Since our start in 1983, the Yankee Reining Horse Association has been the Western New York affiliate of the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA). Reining is an FEI discipline and YRHA is its home in Western NY.
If you're new to reining we hope you'd like to learn about the sport. and join us.
If you're an old hand the show schedules and standings pages are a great reference. We hope everyone will patronize our club sponsors, who we're proud to promote.
If you like what you see, but you hail from Ontario, Ohio, or Central NY you might want to look up one of our neighboring NRHA Affiliates, whom we enjoy competing against and spending time with as we travel to shows each year.
We look forward to seeing our riders, members, and new faces during the 2010 show season.
