Definition: Anything used to communicate with the horse while riding or driving such as voice, hands, legs, whips or spurs.
Pronunciation: a dz (long a sound)
Examples: The rider used assertive leg aids to urge his horse to gallop faster.
The Definition of Aids
By Katherine Blocksdorf, About.com
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