Bit and bridle

A bit and bridle was an essential piece of tack, consisting of a mouthpiece and a head harness to control a mount.Though bits and bridles can be considered separate items, they are almost always paired together within the Forgotten Realms and related settings.
==Description==
These coupled items were often essential for riding mounts, particularly horses. The bridle was a large set of leather straps or a rope set around a mount's lower jaw. Bits came in many types. A bit could be inserted into a horse's mouth and attached to the bridle.
Bits and bridles were sold all over Faerûn, Zakhara, and Kara-Tur. Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue sold bits and bridles, and were suitable for those embarking on a lengthy journey or participating in a race.
The phantom steed spell summoned a spectral mount with both bit and bridle and a saddle.
==History==
When the beloved Zakharan horse, Edimu, passed from the world, a mausoleum was constructed for him in Sokkar. Edimu's golden bit and bridle were buried alongside him. However, ghouls later looted the chambers, stealing the valuable gem-studded bit and bridle and breaking the ka figure it rested upon, thus bringing Edimu's spirit back from the afterlife. In 1367 DR, the legendary spirit horse asked a group of adventurers to recover his bit and bridle. The heroes were successful in their task, and Edimu's spirit was finally laid to rest.
==Notable Bits and Bridles==
* Edimu's golden bit and bridle were embedded with several gems, and was worth over 1,000 gp.
* A bit and bridle of griffonriding, a magical bit and bridle used for riding griffons with great security and control.
* The priceless antique bridle, studded with star sapphires, was a family heirloom of House Toporello, one of the noble families and members of the Blade Council of Sumbria in the Blade Kingdoms.
==Trivia==
* In the Roll of Years, the year 1349 DR bore the name "Year of the Bridle".
==Appendix==
===Notes===
===Appearances===
===Gallery===
Horse-5e.jpg|A horse equipped with a bit and bridle.
Thistle.png|Members of the Thistledown family plow their fields with a bit and bridle equipped horse.
Giant strider firenewt-warlockRider.jpg|A giant strider with a bit, but no bridle.
Worg-5e.jpg|A goblin tries to control its worg mount through use of a bit and bridle.
Sahuagin-Rider.png|An orange sahuagin tries to control his giant eel mount through use of a red bridle.
VajraHighjackingAHorse.png|Vajra Valmeyjar latches on to the bridle of a passing slaver's horse, attempting to hijack it.
Undeath sammaster.png|Even skeletons know that a bit and bridle is essential for horse riding.
===References===
Category:0-24 gold pieces
Category:Tack
Category:Items from Faerûn
Category:Items from Zakhara
Category:Items from Sokkar
Category:Items from Kara-Tur
Category:Items
Category:Items from Toril
Category:Items from the Vilhon Reach
Category:Items from the Blade Kingdoms
Category:Items from Sumbria