Brightly colored and jingly, rhythm beads have become quite popular with many riders. Some folks even use them to help train riders and horses alike. I personally never thought of them until I began riding my horse down a wooded road containing hunting land on either side. My horse has a great deal of white on his body, so I figured something to jingle and jangle sure wouldn't hurt.
Okay okay, I know. Some of you just cannot stand the sound of rhythm beads, and that's perfectly fine. I understand completely. I only use them when riding in areas near deer hunters so as to let them know my horse and I are in the area. I'd rather be safe than sorry, so I will apologize now to any of you out there who are annoyed by these little "jingly-blingie thingies".
But, really, I think they are pretty cool for the relatively little bit of time I use them. I now have a list of fellow riders I am working on to make them some of these beads. They don't have to be the necklaces that go around the horses neck. They can be the small ones, about 4 inches or so long, that clip on the breast collar, or just about anywhere on a saddle.
You can really have fun with them. Just think, you can go with the bright Autumn and Halloween colors; orange, gold, purple, red, etc. Maybe you want to go with a particular theme. I saw a beautiful rhythm bead necklace on-line with a huge dragonfly pendant in the center. You can even plan out what type of sound you want the beads to make. There are softer sleigh-bells, or the ones that are more of a cow-bell with more of a clang to them.
Either way - if you are someone who enjoys the sound and/or know of a loved one who would enjoy them - how about creating some. It's a lot of fun. Let your imagination go wild.
- Check out our Rhythm Bead Making Supplies!
- check out these easy-to-follow directions to make rhythm beads!
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