cavesson

American  

[kav-uh-suhn] / ˈkæv ə sən /

noun

1. the noseband of a bridle or a halter.

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cavesson British  

/ ˈkævɪsən /

noun

1. a kind of hard noseband, used (esp formerly) in breaking a horse in

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Etymology

Origin of cavesson

1590–1600; < Italian cavezzone noseband halter, equivalent to cavezz ( a ) halter (< Germanic; compare Old English cælf halter, muzzle) + -one augmentative suffix

Example Sentences

A. At first, the longe of the cavesson should be held at from fifteen or twenty inches from the horse's head, held out and supported with a stiff wrist.

From New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. by Baucher, F.

It is also useful to use the cavesson with restive horses, as its object is to act upon the moral, while the rider acts upon the physical.

From New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. by Baucher, F.

We must watch the proper times to diminish or increase the bearing of the cavesson upon the horse's nose, so as to use it as an aid.

From New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. by Baucher, F.

Q. In what case ought we to make use of the cavesson, and what is its use?

From New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. by Baucher, F.

I have the cavesson and all on her ready for ye, and I was thinking we'd take her south into Mr. Gunning's land.

From All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches by Somerville, E. Oe. (Edith Oenone)