Bridle
A bridle is a piece of horse furniture used to direct the horse. The bridle consists of the bit, the headgear which holds the bit in the horse’s mouth, and the reins attached to it. Curb bits like the pelham bit or Weymouth curb apply lever action to the horse’s mouth, whereas the less painful snaffle bit excerts direct pressure. The hackamore is type of bitless bridle, where a noseband is used to control the horse.
| English | Deutsch | Français | |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | snaffle bit | Unterlegetrense | mors de filet |
| b | crownpiece | Genickstück | têtière |
| c | curb cheekpiece | Kandarenbackenstück | montant de la muserolle |
| d | snaffle cheekpiece | Trensenbackenstück | montant du filet |
| e | browband | Stirnriemen | frontal |
| f | throatlatch (US), throatlash (UK) | Kehlriemen | sous-gorge |
| g | noseband | Nasenriemen | muserolle |
| h | curb reins | Kandarenzügel | rêne de bride |
| i | curb chain, curb strap | Kinnkette | gourmette, sous-barbe |
| k | snaffle reins | Trensenzügel | rêne de filet |
| l | curb bit | Kandare | mors de bride |
Bibliography
- Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon, 6. Auflage 1905–1909
- Schoenbeck, R.: Die Zäumung des Pferdes in Theorie und Praxis (Berl. 1883)
- Spohr: Die Zäumung bei Reit- und Kutschpferden (Hannov. 1888)
- Zschille und Forrer: Die Pferdetrense in ihrer Formentwickelung (Berl. 1893)