hackamore

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So Williams plans to stop calling a rope a rawhide riata and not use words like hackamore, tapaderas and cinch ring.

From Time Magazine Archive

The boy, still grasping the hackamore in his left hand, with his right threw the saddle blanket over the animal's back.

From The Rules of the Game by White, Stewart Edward

He wore no spurs; and as for Surry, he had no bridle and bit, but a hackamore instead.

From The Gringos by Fischer, Anton Otto

A band of colts were in the circular corral to be gentled to rope, saddle and hackamore.

From The Ramblin' Kid by Bowman, Earl Wayland

One fore foot was strapped up, a hackamore or bitless bridle was adjusted in place, and he was allowed to arise.

From A Texas Matchmaker by Adams, Andy