rearing bit

noun

rearing bit

noun

1

A bit designed to prevent a horse from lifting the head when rearing.

[if the horse] tosses up his head so violently or pertinaciously as to become unbearable , ride him a few times in a rearing bit1857, Harry Hieover, Precept and Practice:

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