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Definition of Cavesson
1. n. A kind of noseband used in breaking and training horses.
Definition of Cavesson
1. Noun. A part of a horse's bridle that consists of a headstall with a noseband. When a martingale is used, it is attached to the horse's head at the cavesson. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cavesson
1. a noseband for a horse [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cavesson
Literary usage of Cavesson
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On Seats and Saddles: Bits and Bitting and the Prevention and Cure of by Francis Dwyer (1868)
"THE cavesson, not being a bit, is mentioned here only because some riders are in
the habit of commencing the handling of young horses with this instrument, ..."
2. The Training and Breaking of Horses by Merritt Wesley Harper (1918)
"This makes a substantial hitch, and is much used by the Indians, Mexicans and
plainsmen (Fig. 51). cavesson halter. — This consists of a common leather ..."
3. A Treatise on Equitation, Or, The Art of Horsemanship by J. G. Peters, Fairman Rogers Collection (University of Pennsylvania) (1835)
"... TAKEN IN HAND ON THE FIRST SADDLING OF A HORSE ON THE SNAFFLE-BRIDLE AND THE
cavesson. IT is intended to speak here of the management of young horses of ..."
4. A Method of Horsemanship, Founded Upon New Principles: Including the by François Baucher (1852)
"It is also useful to use the cavesson with restive horses; as its object is ...
A. At first, the longe of the cavesson should be grasped within fifteen or ..."
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