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
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