surcingle
Example Sentences
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He threw the stirrup over the top of the saddle and fished under the now quiet horse for her dangling surcingle.
From The Wind Before the Dawn by Dell H. Munger
When the horse has hopped for as long as you think necessary to tire him, buckle a common single strap roller or surcingle on his body tolerably tight.
From A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid by J. S. (John Solomon) Rarey
The surcingle has accustomed him to girths—he leads well, and has learned that when the right rein is pulled he must go to the right, and when the left rein to the left.
From A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid by J. S. (John Solomon) Rarey
Taking the robe from my shoulders, I spread it over the back of my horse; and employing a piece of the laryette as a surcingle, I bound it fast.
From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Mayne Reid
Tie a strap or rope around the back part of the neck and a surcingle around the body.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
