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headstall

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head·stall  (hdstôl)
n.
The section of a bridle that fits over a horse's head. Also called headpiece.
headstall [ˈhɛdˌstɔːl]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) another word (esp US) for head collar
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Noun1.headstall - the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head
headpiece
band - a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
bridle - headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control


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I had of course long been used to a halter and a headstall, and to be led about in the fields and lanes quietly, but now I was to have a bit and bridle; my master gave me some oats as usual, and after a good deal of coaxing he got the bit into my mouth, and the bridle fixed, but it was a nasty thing
Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context
And then, as to his decoration: headstall, breast-bands, saddle and crupper are lavishly embroidered with beads, and hung with thimbles, hawks' bells, and bunches of ribbons.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
I followed right along, knowing she'd have trouble with the headstall, and I declare if she wan't pattin' Buster's nose and talkin' to him, and when she put her little fingers into his mouth he opened it so fur I thought he'd swaller her, for sure.
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context
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