Double bridle
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A double bridle, also called a full bridle or Weymouth bridle, is a bridle that has two bits and four reins. One bit is the bradoon, is a modified snaffle bit that is smaller in diameter and has small
Double bridle, with both curb and snaffle bits.
A double bridle used in the show ring.
A "bit and bradoon" (curb and snaffle), the two bits of the double bridle
Detail of a "bit and bradoon", long-shanked curb and thin bradoon traditional in Saddle seat style riding
Curb bit
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A curb bit is a type of bit used for riding horses that uses lever action. It includes the pelham bit and the Weymouth curb along with the traditional "curb bit" used mainly by Western riders.
Double bridle
…is smaller in diameter and has smaller bit rings than a traditional snaffle, and it is adjusted so that it sits above and in front of the other bit, a curb bit. Another term for this combination of curb and snaffle bit is a "bit and bradoon", where the word "bit" in this particular context refers to the curb…
A Western style curb bit with leather curb strap
An English style Weymouth curb
A decorative fixed shank on a western Salinas-style curb bit
Bit shanks, such as those on this spade bit, work as a lever