. ▁This ▁nose band ▁comes ▁in ▁various ▁styles ▁from ▁a ▁plain ▁flat ▁le ather ▁suitable ▁for ▁hunting , ▁to ▁raised , ▁double ▁raised , ▁fancy ▁st itch ed , ▁colored ▁and ▁p added ▁styles . ▁All ▁of ▁them ▁perform ▁the ▁same ▁purpose . ▁ ▁Other ▁designs ▁include : ▁▁ ▁A achen ▁or ▁Flash ▁nose band : ▁The ▁flash ▁was ▁originally ▁developed ▁for ▁show ▁jump ing ▁rid ers , ▁so ▁they ▁could ▁close ▁the ▁mouth ▁lower ▁down ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁having ▁an ▁appropriate ▁nose band ▁for ▁a ▁standing ▁mart ing ale . ▁An ▁additional ▁feature ▁of ▁this ▁nose band ▁is ▁that ▁it ▁holds ▁the ▁bit ▁steady ▁in ▁the ▁horse ' s ▁mouth , ▁which ▁some ▁horses ▁prefer . ▁The ▁nose band ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁plain ▁cav ess on ▁in ▁that ▁the ▁top ▁part ▁enc ir cles ▁the ▁nose ▁ 1 - 2   in ches ▁below ▁the ▁che ek bone , ▁but ▁it ▁also ▁includes ▁a ▁second ▁st rap ▁that ▁runs ▁from ▁the ▁cav ess on , ▁around ▁the ▁nose ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁bit ▁and ▁under ▁the ▁ch in ▁gro ove , ▁then ▁coming ▁back ▁around ▁to ▁the ▁cav ess on . ▁This ▁second ▁piece ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁help ▁keep ▁the ▁horse ' s ▁mouth ▁closed ▁and ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁horse ▁from ▁crossing ▁his ▁j aw . ▁A ▁flash ▁nose band ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁with ▁a ▁standing ▁mart ing ale ▁when ▁the ▁mart ing ale ▁is ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁cav ess on ▁piece . ▁This ▁nose band ▁is ▁usually ▁seen ▁at ▁the