| 单词 | irish martingale |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIrish martingale Irish martingale n. Horse Riding a short strap with a ring at each end (or in early use also a single ring) through which the reins are passed below the horse's neck, chiefly used to prevent the horse flipping both reins on to the same side of its head.Now chiefly used in steeplechase and hurdle racing. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > rings or loops ringle1419 torret1429 button?1561 French buckle1691 bridge1795 dee1795 handpiece1840 pirn1846 thill-tug1859 Irish martingale1874 pipe-loop1875 kidney-link1883 1874 M. H. Hayes Guide Training & Horse Managem. in India vi. 50 Nearly the full effect of a martingale for keeping a horse's head straight, may be obtained by simply passing the reins through two rings, attached together by a strap or even through one ring itself. This arrangement is sometimes called an Irish martingale. 1904 N. Taylor in F. G. Aflalo Sportsman's Bk. for India iii. 356 It is undoubtedly much more pleasant to hunt a horse without a martingale, but it cannot always be done. The only inoffensive form is the ‘Irish martingale’. 1986 E. F. Prince & G. M. Collier Basic Horse Care iv. 78 Accessories include leather rein stops (which keep the running martingale in place when added to the reins) and the Irish martingale. 2004 Racing Post (Nexis) 6 Apr. 10 The reins, kept together by the Irish martingale (or ‘rings’), were still round Mandarin's neck. < as lemmas |
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