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

The ordinary English trainer thinks that a good mouth may be made in two weeks, by strapping a colt's reins to his surcingle for an hour or two daily, and by longeing with a cavesson.

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But excellent as cavesson work may be, this means alone will by no means produce the quality of mouth which the Baucher method will make, or which you should aim to give to Nelly.

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Should the horse, by reason of his restless or wild nature, become very unruly, we should have recourse to the cavesson, as a means of repressing his disorderly movements, and use it with little jerks.

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

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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.

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