Santa Ynez Reins - #1

The Santa Ynez rein is named for the Santa Ynez Mission in central California. These were the finest of reins for the early-day vaqueros to put on their finest bridle horse for fiestas or parades.

These Santa Ynez style reins were crafted using 24 dyed rawhide strings divided into three separate eight strand braids. One of the eight strand braids serves as the core for a sixteen strand braid at the top and the bottom of the rein. The reins are adorned with 119 natural colored buttons that were tied using calf rawhide and finished off with a Pedro Pedrini popper.

Jay Adcock, Rawhide Braider (Member)
Pawhuska, Oklahoma

Jay Adcock grew up amongst a ranching family in Oklahoma. He was inspired by his grandfather to work with rawhide and leather at an early age. He spent some time with Oregon rawhide braider Frank Hansen and honed his craft while working on various ranches across the Western United States. Adcock went through the Texas Christian University Ranch Management Program in 1992 and was awarded the Academy of Western Artists Braider of the Year Award in 2006. He braids rawhide full time and lives with his daughter, Ella, on a cow-calf operation outside of Pawhuska, Oklahoma. He also has a son, Hayden, who resides in Butte, Montana.