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Horse harness

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A horse harness is a type of horse tack that allows a horse or other equine to be driven and to pull various horse-drawn vehicles such as a carriage, wagon or sleigh. [1]

52 relations: Bit (horse), Bit mouthpiece, Blinkers (horse tack), Breastplate (tack), Breeching (tack), Bridle, British Isles, Carriage, Cart, Chu (state), Combined driving, Crupper, Curb bit, Dog harness, Draft horse showing, Driving (horse), Equus (genus), Fine harness, Girth (tack), Harness racing, Harness saddle, Harrow (tool), Horse, Horse brass, Horse collar, Horse gait, Horse show, Horse tack, Horse-drawn vehicle, Lacquerware, Martingale (tack), Narrowboat, North America, Noseband, Overcheck, Ox, Plough, Rein, Saddle, Santa Claus's reindeer, Shadow roll, Shaft bow, Sled, Sternum, Sulky, Surcingle, Swingletree, Terret, Trace (tack), Wagon, ..., Whippletree (mechanism), Yoke. Expand index (2 more) »

Bit (horse)

A bit is a type of horse tack used in equestrian activities, usually made of metal, or a synthetic material.

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Bit mouthpiece

The mouthpiece is the part of a horse's bit that goes into the mouth of a horse, resting on the bars of the mouth in the sensitive interdental space where there are no teeth.

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Blinkers (horse tack)

Blinkers, sometimes known as blinders, are a piece of horse tack that prevent the horse seeing to the rear and, in some cases, to the side.

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Breastplate (tack)

A breastplate (used interchangeably with breastcollar, breaststrap and breastgirth) is a piece of riding equipment used on horses.

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Breeching (tack)

Breeching ("britching") is a strap around the haunches of a draft, pack or riding animal.

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Bridle

A bridle is a piece of equipment used to direct a horse.

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British Isles

The British Isles are a group of islands off the north-western coast of continental Europe that consist of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and over six thousand smaller isles.

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Carriage

A carriage is a wheeled vehicle for people, usually horse-drawn; litters (palanquins) and sedan chairs are excluded, since they are wheelless vehicles.

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Cart

A cart is a vehicle designed for transport, using two wheels and normally pulled by one or a pair of draught animals.

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Chu (state)

Chu (Old Chinese: *s-r̥aʔ) was a hegemonic, Zhou dynasty era state.

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Combined driving

Combined driving (also known as horse driving trials) is an equestrian sport involving carriage driving.

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Crupper

A crupper (occ. spelled crouper) is a piece of tack used on horses and other equids to keep a saddle, harness or other equipment from sliding forward.

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Curb bit

A curb bit is a type of bit used for riding horses that uses lever action.

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Dog harness

A dog harness is piece of equipment for dogs, generally similar to harness tack for horses.

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Draft horse showing

Draft horse showing (UK and Commonwealth; draught horse, dray horse or carthorse) refers to horse shows exclusively for horses of the draft horse breeds.

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Driving (horse)

Driving, when applied to horses, ponies, mules, or donkeys, is a broad term for hitching equines to a wagon, carriage, cart, sleigh, or other horse-drawn vehicle by means of a harness and working them in this way.

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Equus (genus)

Equus is a genus of mammals in the family Equidae, which includes horses, donkeys, and zebras.

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Fine harness

Fine harness is a type of driving competition seen at horse shows, that feature light, refined horses with high action.

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Girth (tack)

A girth, sometimes called a cinch (Western riding), is a piece of equipment used to keep the saddle in place on a horse or other animal.

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Harness racing

Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace).

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Harness saddle

A harness saddle is an element of horse harness which supports the weight of shafts or poles attaching a vehicle to a horse.

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Harrow (tool)

In agriculture, a harrow (often called a set of harrows in a plurale tantum sense) is an implement for breaking up and smoothing out the surface of the soil.

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Horse

The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''.

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Horse brass

A horse brass is a brass plaque used for the decoration of horse harness gear, especially for shire and parade horses.

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Horse collar

A horse collar is a part of a horse harness that is used to distribute the load around a horse's neck and shoulders when pulling a wagon or plough.

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Horse gait

Horse gaits are the various ways in which a horse can move, either naturally or as a result of specialized training by humans.

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Horse show

A horse show is a judged exhibition of horses and ponies.

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Horse tack

Tack is a piece of equipment or accessory equipped on horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals.

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Horse-drawn vehicle

A horse-drawn vehicle is a mechanized piece of equipment pulled by one horse or by a team of horses.

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Lacquerware

Lacquerware are objects decoratively covered with lacquer.

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Martingale (tack)

A martingale is any of several designs of tack that are used on horses to control head carriage.

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Narrowboat

A narrowboat or narrow boat is a boat of a distinctive design, made to fit the narrow canals of the United Kingdom.

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North America

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

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Noseband

A noseband is the part of a horse's bridle that encircles the nose and jaw of the horse.

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Overcheck

A bearing rein, known today as an overcheck or a checkrein, is a piece of horse tack that runs from a point on the horse's back, over the head, to a bit.

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Ox

An ox (plural oxen), also known as a bullock in Australia and India, is a bovine trained as a draft animal or riding animal.

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Plough

A plough (UK) or plow (US; both) is a tool or farm implement used in farming for initial cultivation of soil in preparation for sowing seed or planting to loosen or turn the soil.

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Rein

Reins are items of tack, used to direct a horse, ox, or other animal used for riding.

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Saddle

The saddle is a supportive structure for a rider or other load, fastened to an animal's back by a girth.

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Santa Claus's reindeer

In traditional festive legend, Santa Claus's reindeer pull a sleigh through the night sky to help Santa Claus deliver gifts to children on Christmas Eve.

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Shadow roll

A shadow roll is a piece of equipment, usually made of sheepskin or a synthetic material, that is attached to the noseband of a horse's bridle.

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Shaft bow

A shaft bow is an element of horse harness that is attached to the front of the shafts of a horse-drawn vehicle and joins them by arching high above the neck of the horse.

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Sled

A sled, sledge, or sleigh is a land vehicle with a smooth underside or possessing a separate body supported by two or more smooth, relatively narrow, longitudinal runners that travels by sliding across a surface.

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Sternum

The sternum or breastbone is a long flat bone located in the center of the chest.

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Sulky

A sulky is a lightweight cart having two wheels and a seat for the driver only but usually without a body, generally pulled by horses or dogs, and is used for harness races.

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Surcingle

A surcingle is a strap made of leather or leather-like synthetic materials such as nylon or neoprene, sometimes with elastic, that fastens around the horse's girth.

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Swingletree

A swingletree (British Isles) or singletree (North America) is a wooden or metal bar used to balance the pull of a draught horse or other draught animal when pulling a vehicle.

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Terret

A terret is a metal loop on a horse harness, guiding the lines and preventing them from becoming tangled or snagged on the harness.

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Trace (tack)

In transport, a trace is one of two, or more, straps, ropes or chains by which a carriage or wagon, or the like, is drawn by a harness horse or other draft animal.

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Wagon

A wagon (also alternatively and archaically spelt waggon in British and Commonwealth English) is a heavy four-wheeled vehicle pulled by draught animals or on occasion by humans (see below), used for transporting goods, commodities, agricultural materials, supplies and sometimes people.

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Whippletree (mechanism)

A whippletree, or whiffletree, is a mechanism to distribute force evenly through linkages.

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Yoke

A yoke is a wooden beam normally used between a pair of oxen or other animals to enable them to pull together on a load when working in pairs, as oxen usually do; some yokes are fitted to individual animals.

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Draft harness, Saddle (harness).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_harness

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