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  2. Double bridle - Wikipedia

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    A double bridle, also called a full bridle or Weymouth bridle, [1] is a bridle that has two bits and four reins (sometimes called "double reins"). One bit is the bradoon (or bridoon ), is a modified snaffle bit that is smaller in diameter and has smaller bit rings than a traditional snaffle, and it is adjusted so that it sits above and in front ...

  3. Snaffle bit - Wikipedia

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    French mouth: a double-jointed mouthpiece with a small link in the middle. It reduces the nutcracker action and encourages the horse to relax. Very mild. Dr. Bristol: a double-jointed mouthpiece with a thin rectangular link in the middle that is set at an angle, creating a pressure point. It is a fairly severe bit.

  4. Bridle - Wikipedia

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    Pelham bridle: The Pelham is another English type bridle that carries a single bit, in this case a Pelham bit, but two sets of reins, one for snaffle action and one for curb action. Double bridle: Also called a Weymouth bridle, a double bridle uses two bits at once: a small snaffle called a bradoon and a curb or Weymouth bit. It requires the ...

  5. Bit (horse) - Wikipedia

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    The bits of a double bridle, showing both a type of snaffle bit called a bradoon and a curb bit. A bit consists of two basic components, the bit mouthpiece that goes inside the horse's mouth, and the bit rings of a snaffle bit or shanks of a curb bit, to which the bridle and reins attach.

  6. Frentera - Wikipedia

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    A frentera is a part of some halters and bridles, usually on a horse.It is a cord, strap, or chain on the face of the horse that is attached to the crownpiece or browband and runs down the horse's face to the noseband or bit rings.

  7. Bit shank - Wikipedia

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    The branches of a bridle, in the manage (i.e. a training arena-ed) of horses, are two crooked pieces of iron which support the mouth bit, the chain, and the curb, and which are fastened, on one side to the headstall, on the other to the reins, serving to keep the horse's head under command. Whichever way the branches of the bit incline, the ...

  8. Çifteli - Wikipedia

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    Çifteli vary in size, but are most often tuned to B 3 and E 4 (comparable to the top two strings of a guitar, which is classically tuned as "E 2 A 2 D 3 G 3 B 3 E 4 "). Usually the lower string is played as a drone, with the melody played on the higher string. [3]

  9. Bitting rig - Wikipedia

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    A bridle is also part of a bitting rig, with side reins and rings or small pulleys on either side of the browband to accommodate an overcheck. Some variations use pulleys and leverage on side reins to create a given "headset." Other designs add straps resembling breeching on the hindquarters to encourage engagement of the horse's rear end.