YOU SAID:
I'm taking this horse by the reins Making redcoats redder with bloodstains
INTO JAPANESE
私は手綱でこの馬を取っています
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I'm taking this horse with reins
INTO JAPANESE
私はこの馬を手綱で取っています
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I'm taking this horse with reins
That didn't even make that much sense in English.