snaffle

This is the most common mouthpiece found on a snaffle.

Certain sensitive horses will do better if kept in a snaffle for a longer period of time.

To do so, the rider may place two reins on the snaffle.

A snaffle is sometimes mistakenly thought of as "any mild bit."

Similar to the snaffle gag, except it has a half ring.

A bit is a snaffle because it creates direct pressure without leverage on the mouth.

She moved about the room, then picked up a broken snaffle and sat down at the workbench.

With a little gentle handling, he'd respond to a snaffle in no time."

It has elements of both a curb bit and a snaffle bit.

One of the important criteria when fitting the snaffle is that it does not hit the horse's teeth.

There were two double bridles and a fixed ring snaffle.

Competitors in this grade use a snaffle bit or double bridle.

A snaffle bit is the most common type of bit used while riding horses.

Properly trained, a horse needed nothing more than a jointed snaffle.

It could be a horse decoration, not a snaffle boss but a hanging brass.

The loose-ring snaffle with a single- or double-joint is most commonly seen.

Draw reins are commonly used, on the snaffle ring.

The buggy horse was a sedate animal which I rode with a snaffle.

"I suppose Jim rode him with a snaffle bit and had him eating out of his hand."

Younger horses, three year olds, can compete with a snaffle bit.

This allows for the bit to be used as a normal snaffle, with gag action used only when needed.

These harness decorations were attached to the snaffle bit or the band below the horses ear.

The third o' th' world is yours, which with a snaffle You may pace easy, but not such a wife.

This noseband is only used with a snaffle bit and without a martingale.

When riding in this fashion, the rider should ride predominantly on the snaffle rein.

They'll be even more over the moon if they snaffle a rare available ticket to a match.

Then we show them the exciting work opportunities and snaffle them before anyone else.

It's fine inside, but snaffle a table outside in the square on a summer's evening and you won't be giving it up without a fight.

We'd have a chance to snaffle them all.

Whenever anybody offers me a letter to a preacher, now I snaffle it on the spot.

This millionaire Cameron exploited the situation so he could snaffle a few hundred pounds a month.

Let the enemy pass; MacDonald and the rest would snaffle him up.

Shall we snaffle some of Bernard's sherry?

Back's supporters claimed that his low body position helped his tackling, mobility and ability to snaffle the ball on the ground.

While here, opt to board a boat to nearby Chichicastenago to snaffle a bargain at its famous market.

McCullum can bowl to a plan, but can he snaffle a wicket?

Hood the bird and snaffle him."

She took it from a shirt pocket and handed it over faster than Edgar could snaffle it.

(In eventing, even at the advanced level, snaffle bridles are still the norm.)

Types of Bits: snaffle.

"Say, Chiquita, how'd you snaffle a posting like Three?"

Snaffle loafers reduced from £61 to £49.

Go and snaffle it, Sharpe, there's a stout fellow, before that hunchbacked girl gets her paws on it.

Snaffle bit: Uses a bit ring at the mouthpiece to apply direct pressure on the bars, tongue and corner of the mouth.

Wolf got the tub of popcorn in both hands and immediately began to snaffle it up in great jaw-cracking chomps.

Do we do it openly, or must we sneak over to the apartment and snaffle a snort on the sly?"

The days when the 'season' was the only chance to snaffle an eligible husband are long gone, according to Lady Tryon.

Uniforms of the three services were preponderant and Farge was lucky to snaffle the last of the circular tables.

(Compare to snaffle bit, below)

Charlie Brooker: No one wants a prime minister who looks like he'd snaffle chips off your plate when your back's turned.