Split Reins Connector Assembly and Method

A method of adapting a connector device to the practice of riding horseback using split reins, the method comprising the steps of:

• separating said connector device into a first connecting member and a second connecting member, each of said connecting members comprising a pair of spaced end bars and a center bar joined together by a pair of side bars, said pair of side bars having a semi-U shaped configuration that define an inward side and an outward side, said center bar having a central aperture, and wherein said pair of spaced end bars and center bar define a first spacing and a second spacing, and wherein said pair of side bars are parallel to one another, and pair of end bars and center bar are parallel to one another and perpendicular to said pair of side bars, said center bar including a raised member disposed on the inward side of each of said first and second connecting members, and said center bar further including a male fastener half disposed on the outward side of said first connecting member, and a female fastener half disposed on the outward side of said second connecting member, and wherein said male fastener half defines a groove configured to snap in place when pressed into the female fastener half,
• directing an end of a first split reins through the first spacing of the first connecting member such that the first split rein passes over the raised member,
• directing said end of said first split rein through the second spacing of the first connecting member,
• directing an end of a second split reins through the first spacing of the second connecting member such that the second split rein passes over the raised member,
• directing said end of said second rein through the second spacing of the second connecting member,
• connecting the male fastener half to the female fastener half such that the outward sides of each of said first and second connecting members are releasably attached.