KG349 wrote:
The yacht rope with slobber straps will probably give you exactly what you are wanting. The slobber straps will give your horse the weight and warning you are looking for that will soften him up.

The slobber straps really give good weight to the rein, and you can get heavy yacht rope. The reins Parelli sells (you can get them way cheaper elsewhere) is pretty heavy, and is way softer and nicer in the hand than horse hair. Actually you might be able to get a pair on ebay. I saw a bunch of Parelli crap going cheap last time I looked.

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