draw rein, stop one's horse

stop breathing, hold the breath

capture one's ground

hold one's breath

bar, knock-off, obstruct, obviate

close or obstruct a path, stop (someone) on the road

to bar or close the way (of), to stop, to close or block up a road or way, to molest (travellers)

prevent, withhold, keep back, desist (from), refrain (from)

abandon one's ground in a war, argument of dispute

obtrusion or occupancy at a place

(a horse, etc.) to increasingly gain skill

be extremely poor