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

Then he adjusted the stirrups to fit her, passed a hair rope from Midget's little hackamore to the pommel of Moses' saddle, mounted the pinto, and proceeded with his first adventure as a riding-master.

From The Valley of the Giants by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)

A hackamore with a piece of halter rope attached to it hung across the upper bar.

From The Mucker by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

One puts a weanling on a rope halter, accustoms him to the feel of the hackamore, of being with men.

From Rebel Spurs by Norton, Andre

So he confined himself to a light hackamore alone.

From Bull Hunter by Brand, Max