reins
Bit-attached steering straps
Reins are the straps attached to a horse's bridle, held by the rider to guide and control the animal.
The word extends to any means of control or direction: hand over the reins, take the reins of government.
To rein in something is to restrain or check it: The company reined in spending.
A free rein allows unrestricted action.
Equine control harness
- bitSmall amount or portion
- headstallBridle component encircling head
- nosebandBridle's lower facial strap
- cheekpieceArmor protecting the face side
browband · crownpiece · snaffle · curb · hackamore · halter · martingale · lines
Energy transfer rate
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- governanceHow authority is exercised
management · direction · oversight · hand over · take over · seize · assume · surrender
Gripping limbs' extremities
- contactCommunication or physical touch
- tensionStretched or strained state
- gripSecure manual hold
- slackAbsence of tautness
gather · shorten · lengthen · trot · canter · gallop · halt · steering
Order to pay
- curbRaised road margin
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- limitationBound on extent
- restrictionLimit on action
containment · moderation · discipline · suppression · curtailment · inhibition · boundaries · regulation
bridle
Equine control harness
- bitSmall amount or portion
- headstallBridle component encircling head
- nosebandBridle's lower facial strap
cheekpiece · browband · crownpiece · snaffle · curb · hackamore · halter · martingale · lines
power
Energy transfer rate
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
governance · management · direction · oversight · hand over · take over · seize · assume · surrender · loosen
hands
Gripping limbs' extremities
slack · gather · shorten · lengthen · trot · canter · gallop · halt · steering · turning
check
Order to pay
- curbRaised road margin
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- limitationBound on extent
restriction · containment · moderation · discipline · suppression · curtailment · inhibition · boundaries · regulation · pull back
- horseback ridinghorseback riding, horse riding, horses, horse, pony
- horsemanshipriding lesson, riding lessons, riding school, riding schools, riding instructor
- ancient traveltravelers, Silk Road, pilgrims, trade routes, caravans
- chariot racingchariot, chariots, charioteer, chariot races, chariot racing
- horse tackbridle, saddle, saddle horn, bit, stirrups
- stablestall, stalls, horse stalls, tack room, hayloft
reinsreleases
Lets go or publishes
freedom · liberty · free rein · letting go · autonomy
reinsspurs
Heel-mounted riding prods
whip · crop · riding crop · quirt · goad
reinsanarchy
Disorder from absent authority
chaos · laissez-faire · abdication · self-governance · autonomy
- free reinUnrestricted freedom to act
- take the reinsBegin controlling a situation
- rein inLimit or control
- reined inRestrained or controlled
- reining inExercising control over
- holds the reinsHas governing control
reinforce, rein, reinforcement, reinforcing, reined, reining, reinsurance, reinvestigate, reinsman