head-stalls

Updated: April 1, 2026

They sprang towards the carriage, one on each side; and then turning, ran in the direction it was going, grasping the head-stalls of the animals as they passed, but allowing themselves to be carried on some way, their weight however telling instantly on the galloping steeds.

William Henry Giles Kingston - The Gilpins and their Fortunes: A Story of Early Days in Australia