Horse tack

Tack is any of the various accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals. Saddles, stirrups, bridles, halters, reins, bits, harnesses, martingales, and breastplates are all forms of horse tack.

Bridles and halters

:{{seealso|Halter}}

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Bridles and halters are an arrangement of straps around the horse's head used for communicating with the animal. Bridles contain a bit attached to reins and are used for riding and driving horses. On the other hand, halters have no bit, are more general-purpose, and most often equipped for leading (particularly pack horses) or tethering a horse with a lead rope. A hackamore is a type of bitless bridle usually used to train young horses, or to go easy on an older horses moulth. Hackamores or Bosal's are ussually seen in western riding.

Related Topics:
Halter - Communicating - Pack horse

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Raised bridles have a raised noseband and are seen in english riding, as western bridles rarely have nosebands.

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Double bridles use two bits in the mouth at once. The two bits allow the rider to have very precise control of the horse; usually only very advanced horses and riders use double bridles. Double bridles are usually seen in the top levels of dressage, as well as for showing purposes.

Related Topics:
Double bridle - Dressage

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A lungeing cavesson is a special type of halter used for lungeing a horse. Lungeing is causing a horse to walk, trot and/or canter in a large circle around the handler. It is used for training and exercise.

Related Topics:
Lungeing cavesson - Lungeing

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