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

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)

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