noun
- a type of halter used to control a horse, typically made of rope or rawhide and fitted around the horse’s nose and jaw without a bit
Usage: equestrian
Examples
- The trainer used a hackamore instead of a traditional bridle with a bit.
- She adjusted the hackamore carefully around the young horse’s muzzle.
- The hackamore provides control through pressure on the nose rather than the mouth.
- Many Western riders prefer a hackamore for training green horses.
- The leather hackamore was decorated with silver conchos.
- He switched from a snaffle bit to a hackamore for the trail ride.