snaffle
Gentle bridle piece
A snaffle is a simple horse bit consisting of a jointed mouthpiece and rings at each end, gentler than a curb bit and used for basic control and training.
As a verb, snaffle means to fit a horse with such a bit.
In British informal use, to snaffle something is to grab or take it quickly, often before someone else can: She snaffled the last biscuit before I could reach it.
Bridle component encircling head
- reinsBit-attached steering straps
- nosebandBridle's lower facial strap
- browbandBridle's forehead strap
- cheekpieceArmor protecting the face side
crownpiece · halter · martingale · tack · breastplate · surcingle · harness · keepers
Seize abruptly
- swipeQuick sliding motion
- pilferSneak off with trifles
- pinchSqueeze with fingertips
- nickShallow surface cut
snatch · purloin · filch · pocket · nab · lift · take · snag
Domesticated riding animal
- ridingControlling while mounted
- dressageCompetitive precision riding
- jumpingPropelling oneself airborne
- eventingOrganizing or attending happenings
equitation · canter · trot · gallop · manege · schooling · hunter · hack
headstall
Bridle component encircling head
cheekpiece · crownpiece · halter · martingale · tack · breastplate · surcingle · harness · keepers · billet
grab
Seize abruptly
nick · snatch · purloin · filch · pocket · nab · lift · take · snag · appropriate
horse
Domesticated riding animal
- ridingControlling while mounted
- dressageCompetitive precision riding
- jumpingPropelling oneself airborne
eventing · equitation · canter · trot · gallop · manege · schooling · hunter · hack · flatwork
curb
Raised road margin
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- hackamoreBitless horse headgear
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
Weymouth · jointed · D-ring · leverage · mild · severe · copper · stainless · rubber · gentle
restrain
Limit freedom of movement
constrain · limit · discipline · regulate · handling · steering · direction · command · guidance · management
- equestrianhorse, dressage, rider, saddle, jump
- horse tackreins, saddle, saddle horn, bit, stirrups
- tacksaddle horn, stirrups, stirrup, girth, reins
- bridle partsbit, browband, crownpiece, headpiece, cheekpiece
- Dressagepassage, pirouette, half-pass, shoulder-in, capriole
- harness equipmenthorse collar, traces, reins, bit, breeching