-
direction and control. The
bridle consists of the
following elements:
Crownpiece: The
crownpiece,
headstall (US) or
headpiece (UK) goes over the horse's head just...
- the
level of the eye.
These rings meet the
throatlatch and the
crownpiece. The
crownpiece is a long
strap on the right-hand side of the
halter that goes...
- has a
slight depression, and is a
sensitive location. Thus,
because the
crownpiece of a
bridle p****es over the poll joint, a
rider can
indirectly exert pressure...
-
behind the ears of a
horse at the poll,
delineating the area
where the
crownpiece of the
bridle lies.
Bridle paths are a
common style of
grooming in the...
- cord, strap, or
chain on the face of the
horse that is
attached to the
crownpiece or
browband and runs down the horse's face to the
noseband or bit rings...
- riding,
where the
noseband is
separately attached to its own
headstall or
crownpiece, held
independently of the bit, it is
often called a
cavesson or caveson...
- poll, the area
immediately behind the ears,
shaved in
order to help the
crownpiece of the
bridle lie more
neatly on the head. This area is
called a 'bridle...
- knot
would be
placed over the animal's head and
behind the ears, as a
crownpiece, and the two free ends
coming off
under the chin used as reins. It was...
- to a ring on
either side of the
bridle or halter, at the base of the
crownpiece.
Running through those rings, the
forks follow the ch****pieces to the...
- the
mouthpiece create leverage and
place pressure on the poll via the
crownpiece of the bridle, to the chin
groove via the curb chain, and, especially...