Anyone ever use an anti grazing rein?

[qh trail rider]

Our grand daughter rides Poncho when she comes to our house. Poncho is a 15 hand quarter horse who is very gentle but a little stubborn. When he wants to eat grass, Jazmin is not strong enough to keep his head up. Then she gets frustrated. Someone suggested I get an anti grazing rein, but I am not familiar with that piece of tack, so I have a lot of questions.

Have any of you ever used an anti grazing rein on a full size horse?
How does it work?
Where do you attach it to the saddle and bridle?
Does anyone have a picture of one that is being used on a full size horse?
Does anyone know a good place to purchase one?
Does anyone know how to make one yourself?

[cloedoll]

This is the one I always see...

http://www.doversaddlery.com/product.asp?pn=X1-1243&idu=1A6151BYIE49&ids=434448127

[vicklynn]

Never heard of it, but I like it. Would keep butt head, ops, I mean City from trying to graze while on the trails.

[WashingtonBay]

For kids, I've rigged a lead rope from the horn hooked to a halter. Just short enough that they can't reach the ground, long enough to not interfere otherwise.

[Lynn_70]

When I worked at a riding stable, we just hooked a piece of twine from the horn to the halter that was short enough that the ponies couldn't get their heads down far enough to eat. At the stable, we left the halters on under tack but you could attach it to the bit also, just make sure it isn't too short and the horse is used to bit pressure.
Lynn

[pandorasmom]

Clinton Anderson has a good article in his Training on the Trail book to train them not to want to eat grass when riding.
I've never used or heard of the anti grazing rein, but I thought I'd suggest CA's method.

[ImaBronsonBear]

Bronson was doing that to a little girl that was riding him, so i clipped one of my nylon reins to the bit, went up through the browband, and tied it onto the horn. I tied it long enough so that he could move his head freely, but just short enough that he couldn't touch the ground.

[Gem's Mom]

At the barn where I rode as a kid they made an anti grazing rein for one of the ponies. They just took twine and tied it from the horn of the saddle to the crown of the bridle short enough the rotten pony couldn't drop his head low enough to eat. When he wasn't trying to chow down it didn't affect him at all.

With my horses I tolerate them grabbing stuff on the move (leaves, twigs, what ever is not going to eat him first, in Gem's case) but if they try to stop or drop their head to grab a snack it's corrected with a tug on one rein and some leg to get them going again. They generally don't even try to graze anymore, just content to eat the foliage.