double bridle
a bridle with four reins coming from a bit with two rings on each side
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A really good double bridle for ordinary riding is a Dwyer curb (which has very short cheeks), and a common smooth snaffle.
Riding for Ladies | Mrs. Power O'DonoghueThe average of horses go best on a double bridle, that is to say, the common hard and sharp or curb, with a snaffle.
With the Weymouth curb and bridoon a double bridle is, of course, used.
Riding and Driving for Women | Belle BeachA bridoon is the term applied to the snaffle of a double bridle, which is a bridle that has a curb and a snaffle.
The Horsewoman | Alice M. HayesIn verse 13 the marginal translation is nearly the correct one: "Who can come to him within his double bridle?"
Bible Animals; | J. G. Wood
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