neck-reinv.
/ˈnɛkreɪn/, U.S. /ˈnɛkˌreɪn/ Horse Riding.
a. intransitive. Of a horse: to be guided or turned by pressure of a rein against the neck on the opposite side to the direction to be turned.
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society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride a horse (or other animal) [verb (intransitive)] > turn by neck-rein
neck-rein1940
1940 W. Fawcett Young Horseman xii. 151 It is very handy to have a horse which is trained to ‘neck rein’.
1993 N.Y. Times 12 Sept. ii. 55/2 Evelyn is the best horse I have ever ridden. She is incredibly responsive, neck reining with the gentlest touch.
b. transitive. Of a rider: to guide or turn a horse in this way.
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1946 M. C. Self Horseman's Encycl. 288 Neck reining a horse is turning him by use of the indirect rein. That is, in turning to the left the reins are carried to the left with no backward pull nor any direct pull on the left rein; the right rein, coming against the neck, gives the signal for the turn.
1966 P. St. Pierre Breaking Smith's Quarter Horse 48 The horse wasn't working by itself. He was neck-reining it.
1994 C. McCarthy Crossing 242 Billy neckreined the horse to the side of the road and swung his legs over the pommel of the saddle.
Derivatives
ˈneck reining n.
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society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > art of horse-riding > use of hands and legs > management by reins and bit > turning by neck-rein
neck rein1935
neck reining1940
1940 W. Fawcett Young Horseman xii. 151 ‘Neck reining’... Here the horse is taught with voice, hand and heel to turn away from the side on which he feels the rein against his neck.
1988 Equestrian World June 16/1 A snaffle bit is used in the early stages, only moving onto the long shanked and port mouthed bits when it [sc. the horse] is fully conversant with the aids and neck reining.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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