Headgear (horse)

thumb|250px|A hunt seat style English bridle thumb|Western show bridle A bridle is a piece of equipment used to direct a horse. It includes both the that holds a bit that goes in the mouth of a horse, and the reins that are attached to the bit. It provides additional control and communication through rein pressure. The trade that makes bridles is a saddler.

device that is placed over the snout of an animal

thumb|upright|Horse wearing a nylon web halter (US) or headcollar

piece of horse tack that prevent the horse seeing to the rear and, in some cases, to the side

thumb|A horse wearing a bosal hackamore with a fiador (tack)|fiador thumb|A horse wearing a bosal-style hackamore

200px|thumb|right|Parade horse regalia, showing a noseband attached to a bridle, an example of a noseband used primarily for style, though it also is the point of attachment for a standing martingale. A noseband is the part of a horse's bridle that encircles the nose and jaw of the horse. In English riding, where the noseband is separately attached to its own headstall or crownpiece, held independently of the bit, it is often called a cavesson or caveson noseband. In other styles of riding, a simple noseband is sometimes attached directly to the same headstall as the bit.

item of horse tack