ph ib ians ▁of ▁Tas mania ▁Category : End em ic ▁fa una ▁of ▁Australia ▁Category : Int rodu ced ▁am ph ib ians ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Category : Am ph ib ians ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁Category : T ax a ▁named ▁by ▁Wilhelm ▁Peters <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁nose band ▁is ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁horse ' s ▁brid le ▁that ▁enc ir cles ▁the ▁nose ▁and ▁j aw ▁of ▁the ▁horse . ▁In ▁English ▁r iding , ▁where ▁the ▁nose band ▁is ▁separately ▁attached ▁to ▁its ▁own ▁head st all ▁or ▁crown pie ce , ▁held ▁independently ▁of ▁the ▁bit , ▁it ▁is ▁often ▁called ▁a ▁cav ess on ▁or ▁c aves on ▁nose band . ▁In ▁other ▁styles ▁of ▁r iding , ▁a ▁simple ▁nose band ▁is ▁sometimes ▁attached ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁head st all ▁as ▁the ▁bit . ▁ ▁Development ▁A ▁nose band ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁tools ▁used ▁by ▁humans ▁to ▁dom est icate ▁and ▁ride ▁horses . ▁ ▁The ▁bit ▁developed ▁later . ▁ ▁The ▁nose band ▁was ▁originally ▁made ▁of ▁le ather ▁or ▁ro pe . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁in vention ▁of ▁the ▁bit , ▁the ▁nose band ▁was , ▁in ▁some ▁cult ures , ▁dem oted ▁to ▁a ▁hal ter ▁worn ▁beneath ▁the ▁brid le ▁that ▁allowed ▁the ▁r ider ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁bit ▁from ▁the ▁horse ' s ▁mouth ▁after ▁work ▁and ▁leave ▁a ▁rest ra ining ▁hal ter ▁on ▁under ne ath , ▁or ▁to ▁tie