double bridle

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

To balance the strain on both boats it�s best to go the double bridle route.

From Time Magazine Archive

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)

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)

In the park, a light, double bridle, or what they call in Ireland a Ward bit, is the best, and no martingale should be required.

From Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport by Greville, Beatrice Violet Graham

Thus, take an ordinary double bridle, let a lad hold the upper part of the head-stall in one hand, and the bits in the other, and stand opposite the pupil.

From The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises by Moustache, Vielle