COLD WEATHER EQUESTRIAN RIDING GLOVE WITH EXPOSABLE FINGERS

Abstract

Embodiments described herein relate to a glove to assist an equestrian rider in holding a rein. The glove includes a central fingers portion and at least one first fastening device positioned on an outer surface of a back of hand portion. A central fingers portion has a central fingers flap hingedly attached to the outer surface of the back of hand portion. The central fingers flap includes a cavity and is selectively moved between an open position where at least a portion of a rider's central fingers are exposed and a closed position where the rider's central fingers are covered. The central fingers flap includes at least one second fastening device positioned on an outer surface. In the open position, the second fastening device is releasably coupled to the first fastening device to maintain the open position and the cavity is configured as a pocket to hold a hand-warming device.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present specification generally relates to gloves and, more particularly, to equestrian riding gloves that assist in gripping reins and provides an option to use fingertips in horse related activities.

BACKGROUND

Equestrian riding is a popular sport and past time recreational activity of horseback riding. As a rider, one of the most important features is controlling a horse by the reins. As such, gripping the reins in the proper position is essential to maintain effective control and communication over the horse. Further, being able to feel the reins is also important for certain movements and general communication between the rider and the horse. Riders must guide the horse through a multitude of maneuvers by slight movements of the rider's body and hands. Riders also rely on the feel of the reins and the hand positioning to control the horse, and they must be prepared to ride the horse in all weather conditions.

Riders generally wear gloves to protect their hands, and specifically their palms, when gripping the reins. Riders also wear gloves in cold weather areas to help keep their hands warm. The gloves are typically constructed with heavier weight materials due to the likelihood of early wear caused by the reins as well as to keep the rider's hands warm. Therefore, these gloves typically do not permit the rider to simultaneously feel the reins similar to a bare hand or fingers while protecting the rider's palm and keeping the rider's hand warm. Also, by inhibiting direct contact between the rider's fingers, the reins, the horse, and/or other stable related equipment (e.g., clean tools), the gloves limit the rider's “feel” for the task at hand. Further, in cold weather areas, gloves may be used for other aspects of equestrian riding and care. For example, it is easier for a rider to saddle a horse, attach buckles, or the like, when a rider maintains the ability to directly contact the relevant work surface with his or her fingers. That is, due to the fine attachment of the buckles to saddle the horse, one's fingertips of all four fingers may be needed. In other examples, only a thumb tip or pinky fingertip may be necessary to complete a task. In another example, horses must be groomed to help maintain health and grooming generally involves washing the horse, brushing the horse, and the like. As such, all four fingertips may be required to complete the grooming. In other examples, only a thumb tip or pinky fingertip may be necessary to complete the grooming.

Accordingly, there is a need for a glove that protects the rider's palm and fingers, while allowing the rider to feel the reins, the horse, and/or other horse and stable related equipment (e.g., buckles of the saddle, clean tools, and the like) with bare fingers while also keeping the user's hand warm.

SUMMARY

In one embodiment, a glove to assist a user in holding a rein is provided. The glove includes a body and a central fingers portion. The body includes a hand entry portion, a finger portion opposite of the hand entry portion, a palm portion positioned between the hand entry portion and the opposite finger portion, and a back of hand portion positioned opposite the palm portion. The back of the hand portion further includes at least one first fastening device positioned on an outer surface of the back of hand portion. The central fingers portion extends from the finger portion. The central fingers portion has a central fingers flap hingedly attached to the outer surface of the back of the hand portion of the body. The central fingers flap includes a cavity. The central fingers flap is selectively moved between an open position where at least a portion of a user's central fingers are exposed and a closed position where the user's central fingers are covered within the cavity. The central fingers flap includes at least one second fastening device positioned on an outer surface of the central fingers flap. In the open position, the second fastening device is releasably coupled to the first fastening device to maintain the open position and the cavity is configured as a pocket to hold a hand-warming device.

In another embodiment, a glove for a rider of a horse to hold a rein is provided. The glove includes a body and a central fingers portion. The body has an inner layer and an outer layer. The body includes a hand entry portion, a finger portion opposite of the hand entry portion, a palm portion positioned between the hand entry portion and the opposite finger portion, and a back of the hand portion positioned opposite the palm portion. The back of the hand includes a pocket positioned between the inner layer and the outer layer of the body, and at least one first fastening device positioned on the outer layer and at the back of the hand portion. The central fingers portion extends from the finger portion. The central fingers portion has a central fingers flap hingedly attached to the outer layer at the back of the hand portion of the body. The central fingers flap is selectively moved between an open position where at least a portion of a central fingers of the rider is exposed and a closed position where the central fingers of the rider are covered. The central fingers flap includes at least one second fastening device positioned on an outer surface of the central fingers flap. In the open position, the second fastening device is releasably coupled to the first fastening device to maintain the open position and the pocket is configured to hold a hand-warming device.

These and additional features provided by the embodiments described herein will be more fully understood in view of the following detailed description, in conjunction with the drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The embodiments set forth in the drawings are illustrative and exemplary in nature and not intended to limit the subject matter defined by the claims. The following detailed description of the illustrative embodiments can be understood when read in conjunction with the following drawings, where like structure is indicated with like reference numerals and in which:

FIG. 1 depicts a top plan view of a glove according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

FIG. 2 depicts a bottom plan view of the glove of FIG. 1 according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

FIG. 3 depicts a side plan view of the glove of FIG. 1 according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

FIG. 4 depicts a side plan view of the glove of FIG. 1 according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

FIG. 5 depicts a front plan view of the glove of FIG. 1 with the fingers bent downward according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

FIG. 6 depicts a rear plan view of the glove of FIG. 1 of the hand entry end according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

FIG. 7 depicts a bottom plan view of the glove of FIG. 1 in the form of an open-ended finger glove according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein; and

FIG. 8 depicts a top plan view of the glove of FIG. 1 in the form of an open-ended finger glove according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

FIG. 9 depicts a top plan view of a glove according to a second embodiment shown and described herein;

FIG. 10 schematically depicts a bottom plan view of the glove of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 depicts a bottom plan view of the glove of FIG. 9 in the form of an open-ended finger glove;

FIG. 12 depicts a top plan view of a glove according to a third embodiment shown and described herein;

FIG. 13 depicts a bottom plan view of the glove of FIG. 12 according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

FIG. 14 depicts a side plan view of the glove of FIG. 12 according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

FIG. 15 depicts a side plan view of the glove of FIG. 12 according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

FIG. 16 depicts a front plan view of the glove of FIG. 12 with the fingers bent downward according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

FIG. 17 depicts a rear plan view of the glove of FIG. 12 of the hand entry end according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

FIG. 18 depicts a bottom plan view of the glove of FIG. 12 in the form of an open-ended finger glove according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein; and

FIG. 19 depicts a top plan view of the glove of FIG. 12 in the form of an open-ended finger glove according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Embodiments described herein are directed to a glove that may include thumb and pinky portions, one or both of which may be oriented relative to a main body of the glove at an angle well known to horse riders, and also useful to them for holding reins, performing horse related activities (i.e. saddling the horse, grooming the horse, and the like). The thumb and pinky portions may also include end flaps or caps that may be removed or pulled out of the way to selectively permit a portion of the wearer's thumb and/or pinky to be exposed. The glove may also feature index, middle and ring finger portions with open ends that may likewise be selectively covered, or exposed, by a comparatively larger flap or cap that is attached to a top of the glove. The larger flap may be configured with a cavity that forms an internal pocket into which a warming device (e.g., a commercially available warming packet) may be inserted and held.

An arrangement of magnets, one positioned on or in the larger flap or cap, and one on or in the top of the glove, may also be provided to assist in selective holding the larger flap or cap in the “pulled back” or out-of-the-way position when the index, middle and ring finger portions are exposed by the user. The glove may thus be configured such that a user can selectively expose, or cover, portions of the wearer's thumb, and/or portions of the wearer's pinky finger, and/or portions of the wearer's index, middle and ring fingers. In addition, the glove may feature an internal pocket, disposed between an inner layer and an outer layer of the glove, into which may be inserted a warming device (e.g., a commercially available warming packet). The glove may be constructed from one fabric, or from a combination of fabrics and materials. In one embodiment, one or more synthetic fabrics may be used so that the glove may maintain an outward appearance that is sleek and/or streamlined while also being warm and useable by the wearer in a cold environment.

Referring to FIGS. 1-19, a glove 10 will be described that may be used in connection with equestrian riding, either as a popular sport and/or as a past time recreational activity of horseback riding, and related activities thereto. It should be appreciated that FIGS. 1-8 are directed to a first embodiment, FIGS. 9-11 are directed to a second embodiment and FIGS. 12-19 are directed to a third embodiment. The second embodiment of FIGS. 9-11 is a mirror image of the first embodiment of FIGS. 1-8. That is, the first embodiment is directed to a right-handed glove and the second embodiment is directed to a left-handed glove. As such, it should be appreciated that the same reference numerals are used. Further, common features of the third embodiment of FIGS. 12-19 will use the same reference numbers increased by 100 and the common features will not be further described for brevity reasons.

Now referring to FIGS. 1-11, the glove 10 has a body 12 comprising a palm portion 14 disposed in between a hand entry end portion 16 and a finger portion 18, a back of the hand portion 20 and an opposing portion 21 that opposes the palm portion 14, a back of the hand surface 22 and a palm surface 24. The body 12 further comprises a thumb sleeve 26, a pinky finger sleeve 28 and an individual central finger sleeves 30.

In some embodiments, the thumb sleeve 26 extends from the body 12 at an acute angle with respect to an edge of the central finger sleeve 30 and/or an edge of the body 12 nearest the thumb sleeve 26. In other embodiments, based on the flexibility of the user, whether the user flexes their thumb, and the like, the thumb sleeve 26 may be extendable at an obtuse angle with respect to the edge of the central finger sleeve 30 and/or an edge of the body 12 nearest the thumb sleeve 26. In some embodiments, the acute angle is between 0 and 90 degrees and preferably may be between, for example, 55 and 90 degrees. More preferably, for example, the acute angle that the thumb sleeve 26 extends from the body 12 is between 65-85 degrees. Further, the pinky finger sleeve 28 extends from the body 12 at an acute angle with respect to an edge of the central finger sleeve 30 and/or an edge of the body 12 nearest the pinky finger sleeve 28. In some embodiments, the acute angle is between 0 and 90 degrees and preferably may be between, for example, 0-55 degrees. More preferably, for example, the acute angle that the pinky finger sleeve 28 extends from the body 12 is between 20-55 degrees.

The pinky finger sleeve 28 includes a pinky finger inside surface 28a and a pinky finger rear surface 28b. Further, the thumb sleeve 26 includes a thumb sleeve inside surface 26a and a thumb sleeve rear surface 26b. It should be appreciated that generally the pinky finger inside surface 28a and the thumb sleeve inside surface 26a face the palm portion 14 while the pinky finger rear surface 28b and the thumb sleeve rear surface 26b face the back of the hand portion 20. The individual central finger sleeves 30 is provided adjacent to the opposing portion 21 and opposite of the hand entry end portion 16. Further, the glove is constructed with an inner layer 64 and an opposite outer layer 66. As best illustrated in FIG. 6, it should be appreciated that the palm portion 14, hand entry end portion 16, the finger portion 18, the back of the hand portion 20 and the opposing portion 21 are all formed with the inner layer 64 and the outer layer 66. Further, it should be appreciated that the back of the hand surface 22 and the palm surface 24 are formed on the outer layer 66.

Further, the back of the hand portion 20 includes a first fastening device 29a such as a magnet(s), hook and loop fasteners, Velcro®, two-sided tape, and/or the like. As shown, additional pairs of fastening devices 29c, 29d, 20e, 29f, such as a magnet(s), hook and loop fasteners, Velcro®, two-sided tape, and/or the like, may also be used with the thumb and pinky fingers to selectively retain the requisite services in position. The palm portion 14 and the portions that face the palm portion 14 (i.e. the pinky finger rear surface 28b and/or the thumb sleeve inside surface 26a) may include an anti-slip surface such as a rough texture, a plurality of raised surfaces, and/or the like. As shown, the anti-slip surface may include a plurality of silicon triangles arranged on the palm portion 14. However, it will be appreciated that other materials, shapes, and patterns, known in the art may be used in the construction of the anti-slip surface.

Referring to FIGS. 2-4 and 8-11, the glove 10 further includes a central fingers flap 32, a pinky finger flap 34, and a thumb flap 36. The central fingers flap 32 includes a central fingers hinge portion 38 and a central finger cavity portion 40. Further, an uppermost region of the central fingers flap 32 is a continuous curve. It should be appreciated that other shapes are envisioned. The central finger cavity portion 40 further includes a central fingers inner surface 40a and a central fingers outer surface 40b. The central fingers outer surface 40b further includes a second fastening device 29b such as magnet(s), hook and loop fasteners, Velcro®, two sided tape, and/or the like that compliments and/or corresponds to the first fastening device 29a.

The central fingers flap 32 is hingedly attached to the back of the hand portion 20. As such, the central fingers hinge portion 38 is configured to hingedly rotate the central fingers flap 32 between a central fingers first position 42 and a central fingers second position 44 along a single axis. The central fingers first position 42 (FIG. 2) is when the central fingers flap 32 is covering the individual central finger sleeves 30 and the user's central fingers 70 (FIG. 7), while the central fingers second position 44 (FIG. 8) is when the central fingers flap 32 permits the individual central finger sleeves 30, and at least a portion of the user's central fingers 70 (FIG. 7), to be exposed. That is, the central fingers first position 42 of the central fingers flap 32 may be a closed positon whereas the central fingers second position 44 of the central fingers flap 32 may be an open position.

As such, in the central fingers first position 42, the central fingers inner surface 40a of the central finger cavity portion 40 abuts the finger portion 18 and the central fingers inner surface 40a overlaps the palm portion 14. In the central fingers second position 44 the central fingers outer surface 40b of the central finger cavity portion 40 abuts the back of the hand portion 20. In some embodiments, the central fingers flap 32 is held and/or maintained in the central fingers second position 44 by the fastening devices 29a and 29b. Likewise, the flaps on the pinky finger and thumb may be held and/or maintained in their second positions by the fastening devices 29c and 29d or 29e and 29f respectively, which may include magnets.

The central finger cavity portion 40 of the central fingers flap 32 extends a width of the central fingers flap 32 and is provided with a depth suitable for the finger portion 18 to be covered when the central fingers flap 32 is in the central fingers first position 42. It should be appreciated that the central finger cavity portion 40 of the central fingers flap 32 is large enough in all dimensions to accommodate for the individual central finger sleeves 30 without compressing or modifying the individual central finger sleeves 30 and for three central fingers of a user to fit inside. It should be appreciated that the central fingers hinge portion 38 may extend laterally across the opposing portion 21, the back of the hand portion 20, or any portion thereof. Further the central fingers hinge portion 38 may be arcuate and/or curvilinear and may extend towards the palm portion 14.

The pinky finger flap 34 is hingedly attached to the pinky finger sleeve 28 by a pinky finger hinge portion 46. The pinky finger flap 34 further includes a pinky finger cavity portion 48, which has a pinky finger first surface 48a and a pinky finger second surface 48b. The pinky finger hinge portion 46 is configured to hingedly rotate the pinky finger flap 34 between a pinky finger first position 50 and a pinky finger second position 52 along a single axis. The pinky finger first position 50 (FIG. 2) is when the pinky finger flap 34 is covering the pinky finger sleeve 28, and the user's pinky 72 (FIG. 7), while the pinky finger second position 52 (FIG. 7) is when the pinky finger flap 34 permits at least a portion of the pinky finger sleeve 28, and at least a portion of the user's pinky finger 72 (FIG. 7), to be exposed. That is, the pinky finger first position 50 of the pinky finger flap 34 may be a closed positon whereas the pinky finger second position 52 of the pinky finger flap 34 may be an open position. As such, in the pinky finger first position 50, the pinky finger first surface 48a of the pinky finger cavity portion 48 abuts the pinky finger sleeve 28 such that the pinky finger second surface 48b overlaps the pinky finger sleeve 28. In the pinky finger second position 52, the pinky finger first surface 48a may abut the back of hand portion 20 or the pinky finger rear surface 28b of the pinky finger sleeve 28.

The pinky finger cavity portion 48 extends a width of the pinky finger flap 34 and is provided with a depth suitable at least a portion of the pinky finger sleeve 28 to be covered when the pinky finger flap 34 is in the pinky finger first position 50. It should be appreciated that the pinky finger cavity portion 48 is large enough in all dimensions to accommodate for the pinky finger sleeve 28 without compressing or modifying the pinky finger sleeve 28 and for a pinky finger of the user to fit inside. It should be appreciated that the pinky finger hinge portion 46 may extend laterally across the pinky finger sleeve 28, the opposing portion 21, and/or any portion thereof. Further, the pinky finger hinge portion 46 may be arcuate and/or curvilinear and may extend from the pinky finger rear surface 28b towards the pinky finger inside surface 28a and/or the palm portion 14.

In some embodiments, the central fingers flap 32, in the central fingers first position 42 includes covering the pinky finger sleeve 28. That is, in some embodiments, there is not a pinky finger flap 34 but instead the central fingers flap 32 covers both the individual central finger sleeves 30 and the pinky finger sleeve 28.

The thumb flap 36 is hingedly attached to the thumb sleeve 26 by a thumb hinge portion 54. The thumb flap 36 further includes a thumb cavity portion 58, which has a thumb first surface 58a and a thumb second surface 58b. The thumb hinge portion 56 is configured to hingedly rotate the thumb flap 36 between a thumb first position 60 and a thumb second position 62 along a single axis. The thumb first position 60 (FIG. 2) is when the thumb flap 36 is covering the thumb sleeve 26 and the user's thumb 74 (FIG. 7) while the thumb second position 62 (FIG. 7) is when the thumb flap 36 permits at least a portion of the thumb sleeve 26, and a portion of the user's thumb 74 (FIG. 7), to be exposed. That is, the thumb first position 60 of the thumb flap 36 may be a closed positon whereas the thumb second position 62 of the thumb flap 36 may be an open position. As such, in the thumb first position 60, the thumb first surface 58a of the thumb cavity portion 58 abuts the thumb sleeve 26 such that the thumb second surface 58b overlaps the thumb sleeve 26. In the thumb second position 62, the thumb first surface 58a may abut the back of hand portion 20 or the thumb sleeve rear surface 26b of the thumb sleeve 26.

The thumb cavity portion 58 extends a width of the thumb flap 36 and is provided with a depth suitable at least a portion of the thumb sleeve 26 to be covered when the thumb flap 36 is in the thumb first position 60. It should be appreciated that the thumb cavity portion 58 is large enough in all dimensions to accommodate for the thumb sleeve 26 without compressing or modifying the thumb sleeve 26 and for a thumb of the user to fit inside. It should be appreciated that the thumb hinge portion 54 may extend laterally across the thumb sleeve 26, the opposing portion 21, the back of the hand portion 20, and/or any portion thereof. Further, the thumb hinge portion 54 may be arcuate and/or curvilinear and may extend from the thumb sleeve rear surface 26b towards the thumb sleeve inner surface 26a and/or the palm portion 14.

Referring to FIG. 8, in some embodiments, at least the central finger cavity portion 40 is optionally configured as a pocket. The pocket may be used as a holder to hold, store, retain and the like, at least one hand-warming device 68. That is, in the central fingers second position 44, the central finger cavity portion 40 is configured to hold a hand-warming device 68 within the central finger cavity portion 40. The hand-warming device 68 may, for example, be selected from a range of known heating apparatus including, disposable or single use hand warmers or packets, electrically powered (rechargeable or non-rechargeable) warmers, and the like as is known in the art. As such, it should be appreciated that in the central fingers second position 44, the now heated central fingers outer surface 40b abuts or is in contact with at least the back of hand portion 20.

In embodiments, the glove 10 is a unitary construction. However, it will be appreciated that the glove 10 may be constructed with removal parts, such as with removably securable caps or flaps.

Now referring to FIGS. 12-19, the third embodiment of the glove 100 is schematically depicted. It should be appreciated that the common features of the third embodiment will use the same reference numbers increased by 100 and will not be further described for brevity reasons. In the third embodiment, the glove 100 includes a pocket 176 disposed between the inner layer 164 and the outer layer 166 at the back of the hand portion 122. The pocket 176 extends a width of the back of the hand portion 122 and is provided with a depth suitable as a holder to hold, store, retain the at least one hand-warming device 168. The pocket 176 may be configured such that the hand-warming device 168 may apply a heat to the back of the hand portion 122, which may ultimately heat the user's hand regardless of the position of the central fingers flap 132. That is, regardless of whether the central fingers flap 132 is in the central fingers first position 42 (i.e, the closed position) or the central fingers second position 44 (i.e., the open position).

A seal 178 is provided and extends across an upper portion of the pocket 176. The seal 178 is configured to be resealable where the seal 178 provides or restricts access to the pocket 176. A sealing mechanism 180 may be slidably attached to the seal 178 such that when the sealing mechanism 180 is moved in a first lateral direction, the seal 178 may be opened and when the sealing mechanism 180 is moved in a second lateral direction, the seal 178 may be closed. The seal 178 may be a fabric material, a plastic material, an adhesive, a tape, and the like. Further, the seal 178 may be a zipper structure having zipper elements, a zip seal, and the like. The sealing mechanism 180 may be a zipper, a slider configured to separate or close the seal 178, and the like.

Still referring to FIGS. 12-19, the palm portion 114 and the portions that face the palm portion 114 (i.e. the pinky finger rear surface 128b and/or the thumb sleeve inside surface 126a) may include an anti-slip surface. The anti-slip surface may be silicon material or other as appreciated by those skilled in the art to have anti-slip properties. The anti-slip surface may be a curvilinear pattern, an arcuate pattern, a linear pattern, and/or the like. However, it will be appreciated that other materials, shapes, and patterns, known in the art may be used in the construction of the anti-slip surface.

Further, an uppermost region of the central fingers flap 132 of the glove 100 may include a partial hexagonal shape. In other embodiments, the uppermost region may be an octagonal shape, other polygonal shapes, s square shape, and the like. The hand entry portion 116 of the body may be tapered and include an elastic stitching 182, a reinforcement stitching, and/or the like on an inner surface 186 to ensure a fit around the users hand, in particular a wrist of the user. Further, a strap with a locking mechanism 184 may be positioned near the hand entry portion 116 such that the hand entry portion 116 of the glove 100 may be tightened around the wrist of the user. Further, reinforcement stitching 186 may be added to a rear surface of the hand entry portion 116 to support the strap with a locking mechanism 184. It should also be appreciated that the, reinforcement stitching 186 may assist in forming an annular formed hand entry end portion 116. As such, the formed hand entry end portion 116 may maintain an annual shape regardless of whether the user's hand is inserted into the glove 100.

It should now be understood that the glove described herein is configured to optimize a grip of a rein during horse riding and by providing an option to the rider of using their fingers to touch the reins using their gloved fingers, while still providing heat to the rider's hand. Further, the gloves are configured for at least one heat device to be added to assist in supplying additional heat to the user's hand.

While particular embodiments have been illustrated and described herein, it should be understood that various other changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the claimed subject matter. Moreover, although various aspects of the claimed subject matter have been described herein, such aspects need not be utilized in combination. It is therefore intended that the appended claims cover all such changes and modifications that are within the scope of the claimed subject matter.

Claims

1. A glove to assist a user in holding a rein, the glove comprising: a body comprising: a hand entry portion,a finger portion opposite of the hand entry portion,a palm portion positioned between the hand entry portion and the opposite finger portion, anda back of the hand portion positioned opposite the palm portion, the back of the hand portion further includes at least one first fastening device positioned on an outer surface of the back of the hand portion;a central fingers portion extends from the finger portion, the central fingers portion has a central fingers flap hingedly attached to the outer surface of the back of hand portion of the body, the central fingers flap includes a cavity, the central fingers flap is selectively moved between an open position where at least a portion of a user's central fingers are exposed and a closed position where the user's central fingers are covered within the cavity, the central fingers flap includes at least one second fastening device positioned on an outer surface of the central fingers flap, wherein in the open position, the at least one second fastening device is releasably coupled to the at least one first fastening device to maintain the open position and the cavity is configured as a pocket to hold a hand-warming device.

2. The glove of claim 1, wherein the at least one first fastening device and the at least one second fastening device are magnets.

3. The glove of claim 1, wherein the hand-warming device is a disposable hand warmer.

4. The glove of claim 1, further comprising: a thumb portion extending from the body at an acute angle with respect to an edge of the body.

5. The glove of claim 4, wherein the thumb portion further comprises: a thumb flap hingedly attached to an outer surface of the thumb portion such that the thump flap is selectively moved between an open position where at least a portion of a thumb of the user is exposed and a closed position where the thumb of the user is covered.

6. The glove of claim 5, wherein the outer surface of the thumb portion and an outside surface of the thumb flap each have a fastening device configured to compliment one another such that the thumb flap is held in the open position by the pair of fastening devices.

7. The glove of claim 6, wherein the pair of fastening devices is a pair of magnets.

8. The glove of claim 4, further comprising: a pinky portion extending from the body in a direction opposite the thumb portion and at an acute angle with respect to an edge of the body.

9. The glove of claim 8, wherein the acute angle of the thumb portion extending from the body and the acute angle of the pinky portion extending from the body provide for an optimal grip on the rein.

10. The glove of claim 8, wherein at least a portion of the central fingers flap, the palm portion and the pinky portion is textured.

11. The glove of claim 8, wherein the pinky portion further comprises: a pinky flap hingedly attached to an outer surface of the pinky portion such that the pinky flap is selectively moved between an open position where at least a portion of a pinky finger of the user is exposed and a closed position where the pinky finger of the user is covered.

12. The glove of claim 11, wherein the outer surface of the pinky portion and an outside surface of the pinky flap each have a fastening device configured to compliment one another such that the pinky flap is held in the open position by the pair of fastening devices.

13. The glove of claim 12, wherein the pair of fastening devices is a pair of magnets.

14. A glove for a rider of a horse to hold a rein, the glove comprising: a body having an inner layer and an outer layer, the body comprising: a hand entry portion,a finger portion opposite of the hand entry portion,a palm portion positioned between the hand entry portion and the opposite finger portion, anda back of the hand portion positioned opposite the palm portion, the back of the hand portion comprises: a pocket positioned between the inner layer and the outer layer of the body, andat least one first fastening device positioned on the outer layer and at the back of hand portion;a central fingers portion extends from the finger portion, the central fingers portion has a central fingers flap hingedly attached to the outer layer at the back of hand portion of the body, the central fingers flap is selectively moved between an open position where at least a portion of a central fingers of the rider is exposed and a closed position where the central fingers of the rider are covered, the central fingers flap includes at least one second fastening device positioned on an outer surface of the central fingers flap, wherein in the open position, the at least one second fastening device is releasably coupled to the at least one first fastening device to maintain the open position and the pocket is configured to hold a hand-warming device.

15. The glove of claim 14, wherein the at least one first fastening device and the at least one second fastening device are magnets.

16. The glove of claim 14, further comprising: a thumb portion extending from the body at an acute angle with respect to an edge of the body;a thumb flap hingedly attached to an outer surface of the thumb portion such that the thump flap is selectively moved between an open position where at least a portion of a thumb of the rider is exposed and a closed position where the thumb of the rider is covered; anda first pair of fastening mechanisms, one of the first pair of fastening mechanisms is positioned on the outer surface of the thumb portion and the other one of the first pair of fastening mechanisms is positioned on an outside surface of the thumb flap, the first pair of fastening mechanisms is configured to compliment one another such that the thumb flap is held in the open position by the first pair of fastening mechanisms.

17. The glove of claim 16, wherein the first pair of fastening mechanisms is a pair of magnets.

18. The glove of claim 16, further comprising: a pinky portion extending from the body in a direction opposite the thumb portion and at an acute angle with respect to an edge of the body;a pinky flap hingedly attached to an outer surface of the pinky portion such that the pinky flap is selectively moved between an open position where at least a portion of a pinky finger of the rider is exposed and a closed position where the pinky finger of the rider is covered; anda second pair of fastening mechanisms, one of the second pair of fastening mechanisms is positioned on the outer surface of the pinky portion and the other one of the second pair of fastening mechanisms is positioned on an outside surface of the pinky flap, the second pair of fastening mechanisms is configured to compliment one another such that the pinky flap is held in the open position by the second pair of fastening mechanisms.

19. The glove of claim 18, wherein the second pair of fastening mechanisms is a pair of magnets.

20. The glove of claim 18, wherein: the oblique angle of the thumb portion extending from the body and the acute angle of the pinky portion extending from the body provide for an optimal grip on the rein; and at least a portion of the central fingers flap, the palm portion and the pinky portion is textured.