Bridle

A bridle is a piece of equipment used to control a horse. The bridle fits over the horse's head, and has the purpose of holding the bit in the horse's mouth (the exception to this is the hackamore, or bitless bridle).

Tying With A Bridle

Despite what is commonly seen in Western movies, horses should not be tied with the reins of their bridle to a solid object, as they could pull back and severely injure their mouth. This is also true for cross-tying a horse. Should a rider need to tie his horse, it is best to either remove the bridle and put on a halter, or to put a halter on over the bridle and tie the horse using the halter only.

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