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Hackamore   Listen
Hackamore

noun
1.
Rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading.  Synonym: halter.






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"Hackamore" Quotes from Famous Books



... humanity. We had several circular, sandy corrals into which the horse to be broken was admitted for the first saddling. As he ran round, a lasso skillfully thrown encircled his front feet and he came down on his side. One fore foot was strapped up, a hackamore or bitless bridle was adjusted in place, and he was allowed to arise. After this, all depended on the patience and firmness of the handler. Some horses yielded to kind advances and accepted the saddle within half an hour, not even offering to ...
— A Texas Matchmaker • Andy Adams



Words linked to "Hackamore" :   harness, headgear



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