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Bit Covers
  Tubular rubber which covers and enlarges the mouthpiece of any bit.
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Bit Rings
  A pair of circular rubber guards, that are used to prevent soreness at the corners of the mouth and help to reduce the possibility of the bit being pulled through the horses mouth.

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Bit Shields
  (See Bit Rings)
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Bit, Action of
  The action of the bit, which may be one of many kinds, is to regulate the horses pace and to indicate direction. Pace and directions are controlled in conjunction with the rider’s legs.
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Bite
  An old coaching term for the thong of a wet whip being caught up.
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Bitless Bridle
  Bridle without a bit. Control is achieved by concentrating pressure on the nose and chin groove.
Bosal is a very simple bitless bridle; the term actually referring to the rawhide noseband which is its chief component.
Hackamore is the most widely know type of bitless bridle.
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Bits
  Can be separated into two broad categories jointed (snaffle type) and straight bar (pelham or curb type), but a variety of the bits are available.
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Black
  The hair, mane and tail must definitely be black, with no traces of brown hair. Any combination of white legs and face markings is acceptable.
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Black Marks
  The term is used to describe small areas of black hair among white or any other colour.
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Black Masters
  Horse funeral furnishers, who use black sterilised stallions for drawing funeral carriages.
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Black Points
  Black Socks or stockings, black mane and tail, and ect.
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Black Saddlers
  (See Saddlers)
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Black-brown (Mahogany)
  The predominate colour is black, but with brown or pale flanks and muzzle.
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Blacque-Belair (lt. Col. Henri Louis). (1862 – circa 1902).
  The chief Instructor at the French Cavalry School in Saumur. A noted author of several books on equitation. Cavalry Horsemanship and Horse Training were translated into English by J. Swire in 1920.
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Blanket (Saddle)
  As used by the army - usually white or brown, and should be made of thick material; size about 5' 5" x 4' 8" folded to fit under the saddle, sometimes in as many as 16 folds, to pad the saddle along the spine. The number of folds depends on the condition of the horse. A blanket can be used as a covering at night when it is called a 'horse blanket'.
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