Usually means: Horse accepting contact with reins.
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  1. on the bit, on the bit: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. On the bit: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Definitions from Wikipedia (On the bit)

noun:  The phrases "on the bit", "behind the bit" and "above the bit" are equestrian terms used to describe a horse's posture relative to the reins and the bridle bit.


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