SteadyHands Riding Gloves
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Our best-selling technical riding gloves with a quick-release band proven to safely improve hand position and rein contact for riders at all levels, now even more adjustable and comfortable! Available in black and NEW navy.
Description
Description
One of the hardest things for riders to learn is how to achieve correct rein contact. Whether it is learning how to get your horse "on the bit" or refining the connection at the highest levels, we know that you spend a lot of time and effort to get it right.
SteadyHands Riding Gloves are a proven tool that has helped riders from all over the world understand how to achieve a softer, more elastic and more consistent contact.
FAQs
FAQs
How safe are SteadyHands Riding Gloves?
SteadyHands gloves are very safe, as they have a centre release clip which comes apart easily with any fast or sudden movement from the rider or the horse. You do not have to worry about your hands being constrained if your horse spooks or plays up - SafetyHands will release quickly without having to think about it.
How do I know which size to pick?
Check out our sizing guide here, or scroll down below!
Do they actually work - how much improvement will they make to my riding?
Have a look at our reviews - almost every rider who has used SteadyHands has been amazed at how effective they are! We're always on hand to help you get the most out of them once you've received them. And if they're still not for you, we offer a buy-back guarantee.
Shipping
Shipping
Yes, we ship internationally!
Next-day shipping on regular service, same-day shipping on express orders before 1pm.
Free shipping for combined orders.
If you've picked the wrong size, we will gladly exchange your item free of charge.
See our full shipping policy HERE.
Sizing
Sizing
Extra-Small: Size 6
Small: Size 7
Medium: Size 8
Large: Size 9
Extra Large: Size 10
XX-Large: Size 11
If you are in between sizes, you can choose to go up or down a size. This will simply depend on whether you prefer a looser or a tighter fit - but either size will fit.
See our Size Chart HERE for the hand measurements for each glove size.
If you are still not sure, please reach out to us, we are more than happy to help!
How They Work
SteadyHands gloves are the result of the application of athletic principles including proprioception (body awareness), resistance training and biomechanics.
The unique positioning of the SteadyHands band across the gloves is the key that allows riders to feel how to correctly engage the upper and lower arm muscles, as well as wrists and fingers.
You have to feel it to understand how incredibly effective it is!
The feedback and reviews of hundreds of riders and coaches all over the world is definitive - SteadyHands riding gloves really make a difference to hand position and contact.
With regular use, your improved hand position and contact feel will become the "new normal".
Safety is assured through the quick-release clip, so your hands are always free to move if needed.
You can find out more about exactly how SteadyHands riding gloves work HERE.
How SteadyHands Riding Gloves Improve Your Contact
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12-Month Warranty
All our products, including gloves, are warranted for 12 months. Contact us if they fail at any point during that time, and we will replace them free of charge.
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Buy-Back Guarantee
We stand behind our products because we know they really do help riders. That's why we're happy to buy them back from you at full price if after contacting us for guidance, you still don't feel that they are helping you to progress as a rider.
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Worldwide Shipping
We ship worldwide! We don't believe riders should miss out based on where they live.
Contact problems?
SteadyHands Gloves help with the following issues:
Fiddling with the reins
- Provides increased awareness of hand movements
- The resistance bands limits the range of hand movement
"Pram"/"piano"/downwards facing hands
- Engages arm, shoulder and back muscles to correct this common fault
- Use regularly to overcome the habit
Hands too wide
- The band limits how wide apart the hands can be held
- Builds new muscle memory of correct distance
Hands too low
- Encourages bent elbows which leads to better hand carriage
- Usually goes hand in hand with hands too wide
Overreliance on reins
- Limits/brings awareness to use of the reins
- Invites rider to use legs and/or seat instead
Hands moving around too much
- Gives significantly greater awareness of hand movements
- Engages the correct muscles to keep hands more steady
Hands not working as a pair
- The band linking the hands together acts as a "bridge"
- Develops mind-body connection of the feeling of each hand individually and as a pair
For beginner riders
SteadyHands will guide the hands in the right position and produce a more independent hand through encouraging better balance.
Beginner riders will form correct habits from the start, and won't have to work hard later to fix a poor hand position.
The SteadyHands safety clip will release easily if needed.
For intermediate riders
This is the time when riders can struggle the most with getting their horse "on the bit".
SteadyHands helps enormously at this time, as it gives riders the chance to experience what a following, consistent and forward-feeling contact can feel like.
For advanced riders
SteadyHands can be used to make subtle changes in the engagement of forearm and upperarm muscles, as well as wrist position, in order to refine the rein contact to its optimum.
At the highest levels, every single mark matters, and those small changes can make huge improvements to performance.
Can something so simple actually work?
Sometimes the simplest solutions are the most effective ones. In the past decade, our understanding of how athletes learn and develop muscles through kinesthetic and resistance aids has greatly improved.