▁the ▁figure - e ight , ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁stabil ize ▁the ▁bit ▁and ▁it ▁tends ▁to ▁push ▁the ▁che eks ▁in ▁against ▁the ▁horse ' s ▁mol ars ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁pain ful . ▁Wor c ester ▁nose band : ▁This ▁nose band ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁cav ess on , ▁but ▁has ▁a ▁second ▁nar ro wer ▁st rap ▁se wn ▁in ▁an ▁invert ed ▁V ▁shape ▁to ▁the ▁front , ▁which ▁attach es ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁bit ▁on ▁each ▁side . ▁ ▁This ▁trans fers ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁pressure ▁from ▁the ▁re ins ▁to ▁the ▁nose , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁less ▁severe ▁nose band ▁than ▁the ▁K inet on , ▁while ▁still ▁giving ▁more ▁control ▁on ▁a ▁strong ▁horse ▁than ▁a ▁plain ▁cav ess on . ▁ ▁Training ▁designs ▁N ose band ▁and ▁cav ess ons ▁generally ▁used ▁only ▁for ▁training , ▁or ▁ground ▁handling , ▁include : ▁ ▁L on ge ing ▁cav ess on ▁( UK : ▁" L unge ing ") ▁is ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁equipment ▁used ▁in ▁lon ge ing ▁a ▁horse , ▁made ▁of ▁le ather ▁or ▁n yl on ▁web . ▁Though ▁the ▁lon ge ing ▁cav ess on ▁looks ▁a ▁bit ▁like ▁a ▁hal ter , ▁the ▁nose band ▁can ▁be ▁tight ened ▁and ▁rings ▁are ▁strateg ically ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁sides ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁nose ▁for ▁attachment ▁of ▁a ▁lon ge ▁line ▁or ▁side ▁re ins . ▁ ▁It ▁provides ▁much ▁better ▁le verage ▁and ▁more ▁precise ▁control ▁of