bit
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a piece of metal put in a horse’s mouth so that a rider can control it
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a thin piece of leather or rope fastened around a horse’s head and used for leading the horse
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a set of strong leather bands used for fastening around an animal such as a horse so that it can pull a vehicle
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an upright frame that a person or horse must jump over during a race. The sport of racing over hurdles is called hurdling, and a person or horse who takes part is called a hurdler.
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a long narrow piece of leather fastened to a horse’s head that the rider uses to control the horse
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a short straight whip with a piece of leather at the end, used for hitting a horse to make it go faster
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a metal object on the heel of a rider’s boot that the rider presses into a horse’s side to make it go faster
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a long thin piece of leather with a handle on one end, used for making horses move faster or for hitting someone
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