cavesson
Americannoun
noun
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
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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 F. Baucher
Q. How ought we to make use of the cavesson?
From New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. by F. Baucher
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.
From Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle by Theodore Ayrault Dodge
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 F. Baucher
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 E. Oe. (Edith Oenone) Somerville
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