▁and ▁its ▁design ▁provides ▁more ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁nost r ils , ▁which ▁is ▁prefer able ▁for ▁horses ▁performing ▁work ▁involving ▁gal lop ing ▁( event ing , ▁pol o , ▁racing ), ▁and ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁popular ▁in ▁show ▁jump ing . ▁Many ▁people ▁believe ▁that ▁this ▁type ▁of ▁nose band ▁is ▁more ▁comfortable ▁than ▁a ▁flash . ▁ ▁Han over ian : ▁Also ▁called ▁a ▁" c rank ▁with ▁flash " ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁a ▁flash ▁nose band , ▁but ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁a ▁p added ▁j aw band ▁like ▁a ▁c rank ▁nose band ▁has . ▁It ▁oper ates ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁horse ' s ▁mouth ▁shut ▁and ▁hold ▁the ▁bit ▁steady ▁in ▁the ▁horse ' s ▁mouth . ▁It ▁is ▁very ▁commonly ▁found ▁on ▁dress age ▁brid les . ▁K inet on ▁or ▁P uck le : ▁N amed ▁for ▁the ▁English ▁town ▁of ▁K inet on , ▁and ▁origin ating ▁in ▁horse ▁racing ▁for ▁animals ▁un cont roll able ▁at ▁high ▁spe eds , ▁this ▁nose band ▁often ▁c ited ▁as ▁being ▁rather ▁severe . ▁It ▁trans fers ▁bit ▁pressure ▁from ▁the ▁r ider ' s ▁hand ▁to ▁the ▁nose . ▁The ▁K inet on ▁has ▁metal ▁half - r ings ▁that ▁pass ▁under ▁the ▁bit , ▁and ▁a ▁le ather ▁st rap ▁that ▁s its ▁below ▁the ▁bit ▁and ▁over ▁the ▁nose ▁( which ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁enc irc le ) ▁about ▁where ▁a ▁drop ▁nose band ▁would ▁cross . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁st