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2. Bit guard - Wikipedia

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   Bit burr. Resembling a bit guard is a bit burr (sometimes burr bit, also bubble cheeker in Australia), which has teeth laid against the horse's cheek. The burr bit was for a time widely used on coach horses in New York City, until the use was stopped in part through the efforts of Henry Bergh circa 1879. [1]

3. Horse tack - Wikipedia

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   Longeing is the activity of having a horse walk, trot and/or canter in a large circle around the handler at the end of a rope that is 25 to 30 feet (9.1 m) long. It is used for training and exercise. [1]: 194 A neck rope or cordeo is a rope tied around a horse's neck used to guide the horse during bridleless riding or groundwork. [3]

4. Tongue-tie (tack) - Wikipedia

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   This horse wears a tongue-tie, the yellow object seen by the mouth. Tongue tie visible below the bit on California Chrome. A tongue-tie is a piece of equipment used by equestrians to prevent a horse from getting its tongue over the bit, which would make the animal very difficult to control. It is usually a strip of cloth or rubber, passed ...

5. Horse tongue - Wikipedia

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   The horse tongue is highly sensitive, and therefore vulnerable to injury. [ 3 ] [ 40 ] The main cause of lingual injuries in horses is from mishandling or accidents related to a bit . [ 3 ] A horse's tongue may hang over the bit for various reasons, particularly if the rider's hand is too heavy or if the bit is ill-suited to the horse's mouth ...

6. Bit (horse) - Wikipedia

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   A horse wearing an English bridle with a snaffle bit, the end of which can be seen just sticking out of the mouth. The bit is not the metal ring. Horse skull showing the large gap between the front teeth and the back teeth. The bit sits in this gap, and extends beyond from side to side. The bit is an item of a horse's tack.

7. Glossary of equestrian terms - Wikipedia

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   Collective term in horse anatomy for the external parts of a horse, such as crest, withers, shoulder, cannon, etc. pointing Resting a foreleg; indicating soreness in that leg or foot. [5]: 208 pole A single rigid bar extending from the front of a horse-drawn vehicle, positioned between a pair of horses, and harness ed to them. Allows the horses ...