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The bridle & the bit · 12.5
Open butteri reins
The Maremma rein — open at the ends, never joined into a loop, because the working hand is spoken for
The open rein and the full hand are one and the same fact — one hand rides, the other holds the rope or the uncino.
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The bridle & the bit · 12.5
The butteri rein of the Maremma — open at the ends, not buckled into a loop
Fig. 12.5 · Open butteri reins
Two free ends, not one loop — the rein of a rider whose other hand is always full.