double bridle


noun
  1. a bridle with four reins coming from a bit with two rings on each side

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How to use double bridle in a sentence

  • 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'Donoghue
  • The 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.

  • A 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. Hayes
  • In verse 13 the marginal translation is nearly the correct one: "Who can come to him within his double bridle?"

    Bible Animals; | J. G. Wood