Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c8.t3.12

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Horses were trained. Haribhadra refers to the training of Bahalī horses.³² Vāhyālī was the place for training horses.³³ The horse-trainers (assamaddaya) are mentioned; they trained the horses by using different kinds of muzzles for mouth, ears, nose, hair, hoofs and thighs, by bit of a bridle (khalīṇa), tying with a rope to the post (ahilāṇa), by saddling (paḍiyāṇa), brandishing (aṅkaṇa), caning (vittappahāra), beating with sticks (layappahāra), whips (kasa), lashes (chiva),³⁴ goad and thongs (toṭajuṭṭa).³⁵