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.

Harness

A harness is a complicated set of devices and straps that attaches a horse to a cart, a sledge or any other load. There are as many kinds of harnesses as there are vehicles and loads to attach to a horse.

Related Topics:
Harness - Cart - Sledge

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For a horse that is used solely for draughting it will have a bridle, reins, collar and hames, and traces. A horse that is supporting shafts, such as on carts, will also have a saddle to support the shafts and a britchen to brake the forward motion of the vehicle, especially when stopping or moving downhill. Horses guiding vehicles by means of a pole, such as a wagon, a plow, or a dray, will have at least pole-straps attached to the lower part of their collar.

Related Topics:
Collar - Hame - Trace - Britchen - Wagon - Plow - Dray

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