Gehlen Heidrun, Puhlmann Julia, Merle Roswitha, Thöne-Reineke Christa
Equine Clinic, Veterinary Department, Freie Universitaet Berlin, 14163 Berlin, Germany.
Veterinary Department, Institute for Veterinary Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Freie Universitaet Berlin, 14163 Berlin, Germany.
Animals (Basel). 2021 Jul 20;11(7):2146. doi: 10.3390/ani11072146.
Auxiliary reins are commonly used for the training of riders and horses as well as in daily training. They are often criticized when used incorrectly, as they will not help and can harm the horse by causing overwork, accidents, and injuries, which harm the horse in the long term. They also often conceal causal rider problems while trying to achieve quick success. The aim of this paper was to investigate, with an online horse-owner questionnaire, which and how often auxiliary reins were used and whether they were used appropriately. Only participants who were currently using auxiliary reins were selected. Consequently, 823 participants were questioned, of which 362 were currently using auxiliary reins at least every two weeks. Auxiliary reins were mainly used according to their discipline: the running side rein was the most popular when working from the ground and the sliding ring martingale was the most popular for ridden equestrian activities. Most of the test subjects only attached the auxiliary reins after the warm-up phase, but half of the participants did not change them during the entire training session. Most participants (75%) could at least identify what the correct head position of the horse should look like. However, there were still too many (50%) who adjusted their horse too tightly and did not change anything at that time despite the related breathing problems. The study found that most participants used the reins responsibly, but there is still a need for clarification and information relating to the functions of the different auxiliary reins among horse owners.
辅助缰绳通常用于骑手和马匹的训练以及日常训练中。如果使用不当，它们常常会受到批评，因为它们不仅无助于训练，反而可能因导致马匹过度劳累、发生事故和受伤而对马匹造成伤害，从长远来看会损害马匹。在试图快速取得成效时，它们还常常掩盖骑手的潜在问题。本文的目的是通过在线马匹主人调查问卷，调查辅助缰绳的使用种类、使用频率以及是否使用得当。仅选取目前正在使用辅助缰绳的参与者。因此，共询问了823名参与者，其中362人目前至少每两周使用一次辅助缰绳。辅助缰绳的使用主要依据训练项目：在地面训练时，跑步侧缰绳最受欢迎；在骑马活动中，滑动环马颔缰最受欢迎。大多数测试对象仅在热身阶段后才系上辅助缰绳，但有一半的参与者在整个训练过程中都没有更换过。大多数参与者（75%）至少能够识别出马匹正确的头部姿势应该是怎样的。然而，仍有太多人（50%）将马匹勒得太紧，尽管出现了相关的呼吸问题，当时却没有做出任何调整。研究发现，大多数参与者使用缰绳是负责任的，但马匹主人对于不同辅助缰绳的功能仍需要进一步的解释和了解。
