snaffles

Grabs for oneself

Snaffles is the third-person singular of snaffle.

A snaffle is a simple jointed bit for a horse's bridle, gentler than a curb bit: The mare responds well to a plain snaffle.

To snaffle something, chiefly British, is to grab or snatch it, often slyly: He snaffled the last biscuit before anyone noticed.

horsemanship

tack

Sharp-headed fastener

  • bridleEquine control harness
  • reinsBit-attached steering straps
  • headstallBridle component encircling head

noseband · browband · saddle · stirrups · girth · martingale · dressage · schooling · contact · collection

bit

mouthpiece

One who speaks officially

copper · stainless · rubber · nutcracker · tongue · bars · poll · acceptance · fitting · severity

gentleness

mild

Moderate in intensity

light · beginner · green · young · mouthing · starting · kindness · comfortable · low-pressure · relaxed

Opposites
bit severity/harshness

snafflescurbs

Limits or restrains

informal British verb meaning (to grab/steal)

snafflesrelinquishes

Voluntarily gives up control

surrenders · gives away · hands over · returns · releases

Family

snaffle, snaffling

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