double bridle

British  

noun

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

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double bridle

The average of horses go best on a double bridle, that is to say, the common hard and sharp or curb, with a snaffle.

From A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid by Rarey, J. S. (John Solomon)

With a double bridle we have a choice between the two.

From The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. by Hayes, M. Horace (Matthew Horace)

If a double bridle be employed, as is usually the case, he should on no account hold the bit reins, lest an accident may happen from the curb hurting the horse’s mouth.

From The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. by Hayes, M. Horace (Matthew Horace)

As regards the bitting of a puller, I would advise that with a double bridle the curb should be put low down in the mouth....

From The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. by Hayes, M. Horace (Matthew Horace)

The spur, the double bridle, the stirrup, the book in leaves distinct from the old roll—and very much else.

From Europe and the Faith "Sine auctoritate nulla vita" by Belloc, Hilaire