Detail of connector between reins and romal. Detail of the transition from four 8 plait sections to the 16 plait ends. Detail of the rein and romal ends.
The reins are Santa Ynez style romal/reins. They are four 8 plait strands which come together at the bit end where 8 strands were braided as a core then another eight over that and finally the remaining 16 strands braided over that. The romal is 16 plait as well.