ALL meanings of checkrein
check·rein
C c - noun checkrein a rein usually running from the bit to the saddle, used to keep a horse from lowering its head 3
- noun checkrein A strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to a horse's neck. 1
- noun checkrein a short rein passing from the bit to the saddle of a harness, to prevent the horse from lowering its head. Compare overcheck (def 2), sidecheck. 1
- noun checkrein a short rein joining the bit of one of a span of horses to the driving rein of the other. 1