Bit (horse)
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The bit is an item of a horse's tack. It usually refers to the assembly of components that contacts and controls the horse's mouth, and includes the cheekpieces and mouthpiece, all described here belo
A horse wearing an English bridle with a snaffle bit, the end of which can be seen just sticking out of the mouth. The bit is not the metal ring.
Horse skull showing the large gap between the front teeth and the back teeth. The bit sits in this gap, and extends beyond from side to side.
A Luristan bronze horse bit
The bits of a double bridle, showing both a type of snaffle bit called a bradoon and a curb bit
Horse tack
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Tack is equipment or accessories equipped on horses and other equines in the course of their use as domesticated animals. This equipment includes such items as saddles, stirrups, bridles, halters, rei
Bit (horse)
…The bit is an item of a horse's tack. It usually refers to the assembly of components that contacts and controls the horse's mouth, and includes the cheekpieces and mouthpiece, all described…
Working tack room at the Royal Mews in London showing driving and riding equipment
Saddles in a tack room
A horse equipped with a saddle for mounted police
A nylon halter/headcollar