Tack Safe
No adhesive on your leather. Ever.
Guard-Tex protects hands without transferring adhesive to leather reins, bridles, or halters. Your tack investment stays clean.
Protect — Equestrian
Guard-Tex wraps the hands that hold reins, lead ropes, and grooming tools — blocking rein friction, preventing blisters, and cushioning the repetitive contact of daily horse care. No adhesive on leather tack.
Riders hold reins through hundreds of half-halts, transitions, and corrections per ride. Leather and rubber reins create friction burns on the ring finger, pinky, and between the fingers. Jumping amplifies the force — reins snap through fingers on landing. Dressage loads sustained contact pressure. Trail riding adds wet-rein grip challenges. And that's just the riding — barn work adds lead rope friction, grooming tool vibration, hay bale handling, and stall cleaning.
Riding gloves help but wear out fast, lose grip when saturated with sweat, and many riders find they reduce the rein feel needed for subtle communication. Adhesive tape on fingers leaves residue that transfers to leather reins — degrading tack that costs hundreds of dollars.
Dressage — 45 minutes of sustained rein contact per ride, six days a week. My ring fingers were raw. Guard-Tex blocks the friction and I can still feel the horse through the reins.— Dressage Rider, Training Level
Guard-Tex on riding and barn-work fingers provides friction protection and rein grip without adhesive contaminating leather tack. Cotton gauze blocks rein burns while maintaining the rein feel riders need for connection with the horse. The tape holds through sweat, rain, and the wet-dry cycling of barn work.
Tack Safe
Guard-Tex protects hands without transferring adhesive to leather reins, bridles, or halters. Your tack investment stays clean.
Rein burn prevention. Ring finger, pinky, and between-finger zones take rein friction during half-halts and transitions. Guard-Tex on these contact points blocks friction while maintaining the rein feel needed for soft, communicative hands.
Jump landing protection. Reins snap through fingers on landing over fences. Guard-Tex on the rein-contact fingers absorbs the acute friction that creates instant burns on landing.
Lead rope and longe line handling. Horses pulling on lead ropes and longe lines create rope burns on palms and fingers. Guard-Tex wraps the rope-contact zones for friction management during ground work.
Grooming and barn work. Curry combs, brushes, and mane pulling load repetitive friction on hands. Guard-Tex on grooming-hand fingers cushions the repetitive contact that creates calluses and blisters.
Wet conditions. Wet leather reins are slippery and create higher friction when they do contact. Guard-Tex in rain provides consistent grip on wet reins while blocking the amplified friction.
| Feature | Guard-Tex | Adhesive Tape | Bare Hands | Riding Gloves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tack contamination | ✓ Zero adhesive on leather | ✗ Adhesive degrades leather | N/A | N/A |
| Rein feel | ✓ Feel contact through cotton | ✗ Reduced by adhesive | ✓ Maximum | ✗ Reduced by glove |
| Wet grip | ✓ Cotton grips wet reins | ✗ Dissolves in moisture | ✗ Slippery | Varies |
| Barn work durability | ✓ Holds through wet-dry cycling | ✗ Falls off with water | N/A | ✓ Durable |
| Removal | ✓ Clean, painless | ✗ Painful on blistered skin | N/A | Pull off |
Ring finger, pinky, and between-finger zones on both hands. Two passes each. Include palms for lead rope work.
Pro tip: Your discipline determines your friction zones. Dressage loads the ring finger. Jumping loads the palm. Tape for your discipline.Guard-Tex holds through full ride sessions including wet reins, sweat, and the compression of rein contact. Cotton maintains rein feel for connection.
Pro tip: Under riding gloves, Guard-Tex adds a friction-management layer at the specific spots where gloves wear through first.After riding, the same tape works for barn tasks — leading, grooming, feeding. No need to re-tape between saddle and barn work.
Pro tip: Guard-Tex is the bridge protection that works for both riding and ground work on the same application.Peel off — no residue on hands or tack. Leather reins, bridles, and lead ropes are uncontaminated.
Pro tip: Check your reins for adhesive residue after using other tapes. Guard-Tex guarantees zero transfer to leather — your tack investment is safe.
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Self-adhering, non-stretch cotton. Zero adhesive on skin or equipment. One roll lasts weeks of use.
Shop Now"Dressage — 45 minutes of sustained rein contact per ride, six days a week. My ring fingers were raw. Guard-Tex blocks the friction and I can still feel the horse through the reins."— Dressage Rider, Training Level
"Jumping rounds — my reins snap through my fingers on every landing. Guard-Tex on the landing-contact fingers and I don't get the instant burns anymore."— Eventer, Preliminary Level
"Athletic tape residue was damaging my $200 leather reins. Guard-Tex leaves nothing on the leather. That sold me instantly."— Hunter/Jumper, Show Circuit
"Barn manager — grooming, leading, feeding 15 horses a day. My hands were destroyed. Guard-Tex for riding and barn work on the same wraps. Hands finally healing."— Barn Manager, Training Facility
Guard-Tex contains zero adhesive. Nothing transfers to leather, rubber, or synthetic rein materials. Your tack is unaffected.
Yes. Guard-Tex is thin cotton that maintains rein sensitivity. Most riders report full feel for half-halts, transitions, and contact adjustments.
Wrap rein-contact fingers (ring, pinky, between fingers) with Guard-Tex before riding. Cotton manages friction without blocking rein feel.
Yes. Guard-Tex under gloves adds targeted friction protection at the specific spots where gloves wear through and blisters develop.
One application lasts through a full ride session plus barn work after. The cohesive bond holds through sweat and wet reins.
Yes. Lead ropes, grooming tools, hay handling — the same tape that protects during riding works for ground work and barn chores.
Self-adhering tape. No adhesive on skin or gear. Made in Elk Grove Village, IL since 1935.
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