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SNAFFLE [2 records]

Record 1 2012-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

A bit consisting of a single mouthpiece, jointed or not.

CONT

Single reins are attached to a snaffle, a bit that acts on the corner of the horse's mouth and tends to raise its head.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

[Mors] avec une embouchure, rigide ou articulée, aux extrémités de laquelle sont fixés des anneaux.

CONT

Le filet est l'embouchure la plus simple, il n'agit que sur la commissure des lèvres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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Record 2 2004-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

A bridle with any snaffle bit attached.

OBS

Sometimes referred to simply as a "snaffle".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Harnais de tête utilisé pour le cheval, composé du mors de filet, des montants, de la têtière, du frontal, de la sous-gorge et des rênes. (Il est équipé le plus souvent d'une muserolle).

OBS

Plus spécifiquement, se dit aussi d'un mors articulé dépourvu de branche ou de gourmette.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
DEF

Brida pequeña que se pone a los caballos por si falta la grande.

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