Third, the noseband is also used to help stop a horse from pulling.

Many people believe that this type of noseband is more comfortable than a flash.

Different styles of noseband should be fitted according to their purpose.

If your horse is strong, you might need a slightly stronger bit or noseband than usual.

However, the study did not go on to examine the effects of no noseband at all or a very tight adjustment.

A white blaze and noseband is preferred over a solid-colored head.

The noseband was originally made of leather or rope.

This noseband is only used with a snaffle bit and without a martingale.

Some horses shown in-hand do not use a noseband in order to better show off the animal's head.

Instead, it has a special type of noseband that works on pressure points on the face, nose, and chin.

With a soft leather noseband on a well-trained horse, the effect is minimal.

In other styles of riding, a simple noseband is sometimes attached directly to the same headstall as the bit.

A noseband may have been one of the first tools used by humans to domesticate and ride horses.

However, many horses prefer the drop noseband to the flash, and it is a very useful piece of equipment.

This noseband allows the rider to ride lightly with a mild bit and still stop a strong horse.

In general, a drop noseband is fitted so that a finger can be placed between the front and the nasal bone.

Other variations include a noseband and these styles may be used as a headcollar.

Similarly, a thinner noseband is also more severe.

Control is maintained by means of some sort of noseband or cavesson.

Variations on the standard English-style bridle are often named for their style of noseband.

The English bridle is almost always used with some type of cavesson noseband.

Workforce ran the race with a cross noseband, as a precaution against the earlier misplaced metal bit.

Harness racing horses sometimes have a shadow roll on the noseband of the bridle for the same purpose.

Many old paintings also depict a hunting horse without a noseband, since it was not always deemed useful by certain riders.

An additional feature of this noseband is that it holds the bit steady in the horse's mouth, which some horses prefer.

A longeing cavesson may be used with or without a bridle.

A longeing cavesson or caveson is the most commonly used piece of equipment.

On a well-trained horse, a bridle may be used instead of a longeing cavesson.

A halter is used for basic exercise when a longeing cavesson or a bridle is not available.

It may have a snap, buckle, or chain on one end to attach to a longeing cavesson or bridle.

A longeing cavesson (UK English: lungeing) is a piece of equipment used when longeing a horse.

It is the predecessor to the modern bosal-style hackamore as well as the French cavesson, particularly the modern longeing cavesson.

Another modern descendant is the modern longeing cavesson which includes a heavy noseband with a rein at the nose, but it is used for longeing, not for riding.

A longeing cavesson consists of a heavy, padded noseband, metal rings to attach the longe line, a throatlatch, and sometimes additional straps such as a jowl strap or a browband for added stability.

The key feature of a longeing cavesson is the strategic placement of rings for varying places to attach the longe line: one at the top of the nasal bone and one each side of the noseband.

Many other types of headgear may be used for longeing, but the longeing cavesson is most commonly associated with dressage and related training methods and is designed to allow more subtle communication between handler and horse.

Though the longeing cavesson looks a bit like a halter, the noseband can be tightened and rings are strategically placed on the sides and at the front of the nose for attachment of a longe line or side reins.

Still other cultures, such as that of Ancient Persia, developed the noseband as a tool for training young horses, called a hakma, and this training noseband evolved into modern equipment such as today's bosal-style hackamore and Longeing cavesson.

I do suggest that you never lead the mare in or out without having her on a lungeing cavesson and rope or a bridle with reins.a headcollar and rope is INSUFFICIENT.