hackamore
/ˈhakəmɔː
/noun
A bridle without a bit, operating by exerting pressure on the horse’s nose.When we tried her out she was riding with a hackamore....
- Much of the program is taught to the human and the horse using a rope halter and rope hackamore.
- The no bit bridle from the equestrian company, is not hackamore based.
Origin
Mid 19th century: perhaps from Spanish jaquima, earlier xaquima 'halter'.