bridle

One of his greatest assets is at the half-mile pole you could tell from the tenor in his voice if he spotted a horse that was up in the bridle had a big chance.

Think animal jewelry — bridles, straps and other harness parts adorned with eagle heads, rosettes, griffins, busts of Herakles, serpents and lions, often shaped from gold.

His first incarnation as Celtic manager rarely saw his team come off the bridle.

I rode with my hand clasped on the bridle and counted the lumps of tangled fur along my camel’s neck.

Instead of answering, Jack jerked back on the magic bridle, commanding Samson to stop.