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==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''bridel'', from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ''brīdel''; akin to Old English ''bregdan'' to move quickly
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: the headgear with which a horse is [[governed]] and which carries a bit and reins
*2: a length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the [[force]] of a pull; especially : rigging on a kite for attaching line
*3: curb, restraint <set a bridle on his [[power]]>
==Description==
A '''bridle''' is a piece of equipment used to direct a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse horse]. As defined in the [[Oxford English Dictionary]], the "bridle" includes both the headstall that holds a bit that goes in the mouth of a horse, and the reins that are attached to the bit.
Headgear without a bit that uses a noseband to [[control]] a horse is called a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackamore hackamore], or, in some areas, a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitless_bridle bitless bridle]. There are many different [[designs]] with many different name variations, but all use a noseband that is designed to exert [[pressure]] on [[sensitive]] areas of the animal's [[face]] to provide [[direction]] and [[control]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridle]
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''bridel'', from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ''brīdel''; akin to Old English ''bregdan'' to move quickly
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: the headgear with which a horse is [[governed]] and which carries a bit and reins
*2: a length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the [[force]] of a pull; especially : rigging on a kite for attaching line
*3: curb, restraint <set a bridle on his [[power]]>
==Description==
A '''bridle''' is a piece of equipment used to direct a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse horse]. As defined in the [[Oxford English Dictionary]], the "bridle" includes both the headstall that holds a bit that goes in the mouth of a horse, and the reins that are attached to the bit.
Headgear without a bit that uses a noseband to [[control]] a horse is called a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackamore hackamore], or, in some areas, a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitless_bridle bitless bridle]. There are many different [[designs]] with many different name variations, but all use a noseband that is designed to exert [[pressure]] on [[sensitive]] areas of the animal's [[face]] to provide [[direction]] and [[control]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridle]
[[Category: General Reference]]
