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Bridoon or Bradoon

- The separate snaffle bit to which in harness the bearing rein is attached.

In the case of saddle horses the bridoon is another name for the snaffle of a double bridle.

Browband.-[See BRIDLE.] Cavesson or Cavezon.-A noseband put upon a horse's nose in order to wring it if he be obstinate or unruly during the process of breaking him in. It may be made of iron, wood, or leather.

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