Everything about Bosal
Type of hackamore noseband, sometimes misspelled "bosel."
A bosal is a type of noseband used on the classic hackamore of the vaquero tradition. It is usually made of braided rawhide and is fitted to the horse in a manner that allows it to rest quietly until the rider uses the reins to give a signal. It acts upon the horse's nose and jaw. Though seen in both the "Texas" and the "California" cowboy traditions, it is most closely associated with the "California" style of western riding. Sometimes the term bosal is used to describe the entire classic hackamore or jaquima. Technically, however, the term refers only to the noseband portion of the equipment. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: BosalA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Leḳeṭ ha-śadehThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: The Bosal Holding Case: Analysis and CritiqueCited 5 times
- Go sideways: HackamoreA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Fiador (tack)A closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A type of noseband used on a horse.
Noun Alternative form of bozal or bossale (slave born in Africa and recently brought to a colony).
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
The Bosal Holding Case: Analysis and Critique
Bosal?!
ECJ – The Bosal Holding BV Case: Parent-Subsidiary Directive and Freedom of Establishment
Plugging the Bosal Gap: The Story of Good and Bad Participations
Comparative Analysis of Choi Seung-hee’s ＜ Bosal Chum ＞ and Ruth St. Denis’s ＜ Ladha ＞
Introduction of “Bosal-gye”(Bodhisattva precepts, 菩薩戒) to Shilla in the 6th-7th centuries, and its spreading
Of Bosal and Kongo: Exploring the Evolution of the Vernacular in Contemporary Haiti
De wetswijziging naar aanleiding van het Bosal-arrest
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Leḳeṭ ha-śadehYulyah Bosal · 1993
- 📕Problemas dominico-haitianos y del CaribeGérard Pierre-Charles · 1973
- 📕Sefer Maʼoz la-tamYitsḥaḳ Leyb Ḳirzner · 1991
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