0 to take something quickly for yourself, in a way that prevents someone else from having or using it:
1 a type of bit (= a metal bar held in a horse's mouth to control it) usually with a joint in the middle
To do so, the rider may place two reins on the snaffle.
All stallions wear a snaffle bridle, cavesson, side reins, some on short hand rein, some with a short back longe.
A thin or rough-surfaced snaffle, used harshly, can damage a horse's mouth.
A snaffle is not necessarily a bit with a jointed bit mouthpiece, as is often thought.
Except for the upper levels, where a double bridle is permitted, horses may only be ridden in snaffle bits.
Choices in bit rings can be found in direct pressure bits such as snaffle bits or bradoons.
Unlike a snaffle bit, the curb rein can amplify the rein pressure several times over, depending on the geometry and length of the shank.
Bits are also simple, with riders usually using a classic snaffle bit, either a dee-ring, eggbutt, or full cheek design.
