▁lower ▁levels ▁of ▁dress age , ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁dress age ▁phase ▁of ▁event ing . ▁ ▁The ▁flash ▁nose ▁band ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁King ▁George ▁III ' s ▁horse ▁B old ▁Flash . ▁It ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁a ▁stable ▁hand ▁to ▁increase ▁King ▁George ' s ▁control ▁over ▁his ▁mount . ▁ ▁C rank ▁nose band ▁or ▁Swedish ▁Cav ess on : ▁used ▁most ▁often ▁on ▁dress age ▁horses ▁at ▁levels ▁where ▁a ▁double ▁brid le ▁is ▁worn , ▁this ▁nose band ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁plain ▁cav ess on ▁except ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁lever aged ▁bu ck le ▁design ▁that ▁may ▁be ▁adjust ed ▁very ▁tight , ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁horse ' s ▁mouth ▁closed . ▁Double ▁brid les ▁cannot ▁use ▁flash ▁or ▁drop ▁cav ess ons , ▁so ▁the ▁c rank ▁is ▁usually ▁seen ▁on ▁upper ▁level ▁dress age ▁horses ▁who ▁will ▁not ▁keep ▁the ▁mouth ▁shut . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁occasionally ▁on ▁show ▁hun ters ▁and ▁h unt ▁seat ▁equ itation ▁horses . ▁If ▁adjust ed ▁so ▁the ▁horse ▁can ' t ▁open ▁its ▁j aw ▁at ▁all ▁when ▁the ▁c rank ▁is ▁tight , ▁the ▁horse ▁also ▁cannot ▁relax ▁its ▁j aw . ▁Additionally , ▁it ▁can ▁push ▁the ▁che eks ▁against ▁the ▁horse ' s ▁teeth ▁when ▁over t ight ened , ▁which ▁is ▁pain ful . ▁ ▁Drop ▁nose band : ▁In vent ed ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish ▁R iding ▁School , ▁this ▁nose band ▁enc ir cles ▁the ▁nose ▁around ▁the ▁ch in