in horse race, when horse racing commentators say 'riding off the bridle' what does that mean? How is the jockey riding when they say that?

If a horse is "off the bridle" then the rider / jockey is urging the horse along, pushing with his / her hands etc. Thanks for 82ASKing!
Updated on Friday, February 03 2012 at 07:11AM GMT
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