Throughout the story Holits" character builds and as the story progresses you realize his life revolved around manly one thing, his horse. His horse meant a lot to him even though it was the main reason for his deteriorating life. After Holits lost his horse and farm the one thing he kept in his journey to Arizona was his horses bridle. This bridle symbolized Holits" love for his horse and the farm life.
In the beginning of the story Holits carries the bridle into his new home in Arizona. This shows Holits" attachment to the bridle and the horse because there are no farms or horses around his new home. "There's not much to farm around here . . ." (193). Later in the story you realize that Holits put all his effort and money into that horse, which shows how much that horse meant to him because the horse never won a race. "The fact is, whenever it ran, it lost. . . But Holits is stubborn if he's anything. He wouldn't give up" (199). No matter what the odds Holits would bet on his horse. Holits dedicated his life to that horse and sadly nothing came back to him in return. After Holits had lost almost everything including the horse, he was forced to start a new life in Arizona. Even after the horse made him lose everything, he still kept the memory of the horse close by, with keeping the bridle. However, Holits luck had run out again and he was injured forcing him and his family to move a second time and live off his wife's sister. In the end of the story Marge finds the bridle, it had been left behind by Holits. "Back in the corner of the drawer I see the bridle he was carrying in when he first came" (208). "Maybe the man left it on purpose" Marge realizes that Holits maybe wants to start a new life free from the horse and all the troubles it has caused him (208).
In conclusion the bridle symbolized Holits" determination and love for his horse, however in the end he finally lets go of the horse realizing it was just not for him.
Last, you will secure a bridle on the horses head. The bridle is basically your steering wheel on a horse. ... A bridle consists of three things which are: a bit, a curb strap, and a headstall. ... Make sure that the bridle is not too loose or too tight. ... Always make sure you follow the proper steps of grooming, saddling, and bridling before you ride. ...
Trim the muzzle, bridle path and touch up anything else you may have missed the week before. ... I like the mane slightly shorter at the bridle path and withers, then gradually longest in the center. ... First go from the withers to the bridle path, then from the bridle path to the withers, keeping your scissors at an angle. ... Personally I prefer no bands, unless there are some mane hairs at the bridle path that need to be banded to make them lay down. ... BRIDLE PATH - When clipping the bridle path I use a #30 blade. ...
And he goes across the bridle path, into the park. So I ask him, "Now play the bridle path." ... But I may also relate to it on its own terms, in harmony with the nature of bridle pathness. Actually it is the interplay between being able to identity with those aspects of self echoed in the bridle path and a healthy respect for what the bridle path itself is, that provides the dynamic quality of the dreamwork. If a man likes bridle paths, he may not object to having characteristics in common with them. ...
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"No!" proclaimed the voice of authority that was my mother. Normally, I followed this line with a "why" or "why not"- however, this time was different, I remained silent. I had decided that today, "because I said so" would no longer be an acceptable explanation. The beginning of both my mother's fru...
You need a bridle, which is what goes around the horses" forehead and muzzle; the cost is around forty-five dollars. ... This connects to the bridle. ... Horses can be taught to respond to voice commands, such as "walk," "trot," and "whoa," Horses need to be gradually introduced to a saddle and bridle and to bearing weight on their back. ...
