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2. Driving (horse) - Wikipedia

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   Draft horse showing: Most draft horse performance competition is done in harness. Draft horses compete in both single and multiple hitches, judged on manners and performance. Carriage driving, using somewhat larger two or four wheeled carriages, often restored antiques, pulled by a single horse, a tandem or four-in-hand team. Pleasure ...

3. Horse harness - Wikipedia

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   A horse harness is a device that connects a horse to a horse-drawn vehicle or another type of load to pull. There are two main designs of horse harness: (1) the breast collar or breaststrap, and (2) the full collar or collar-and-hames. For pulling heavy loads, a full collar is required because it distributes pressure over a larger area of the ...

4. Draft horse showing - Wikipedia

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   Draft horse showing (UK and Commonwealth; draught horse, dray horse or carthorse) refers to horse shows exclusively for horses of the draft horse breeds. In North America , though a small number of draft horses are also shown under saddle , the term "Draft horse showing" refers to a specific horse show competition that primarily features ...

5. Glossary of equestrian terms - Wikipedia

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   All the equipment that horses wear, such as saddle s, bridle s, harness es, halter s, and other horse care equipment. [1]: 210 tack room A store where tack is kept. [8]: 479 tail-female, mare line, dam line, bottom line The single line of mare s, from the dam to maternal granddam, maternal great-granddam and so on. Usually shown on the bottom ...

6. Liverpool bit - Wikipedia

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   The Liverpool bit is frequently used in combined driving, [3]: 139 and draft horse showing. [10] It is useful for training young driving horses, and for tempering headstrong horses. [ 3 ] : 8, 17 It is reputed to make horses more responsive to the driver, and most driving horses seem to tolerate this bit well.

7. Breeching (tack) - Wikipedia

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   Harness breeching Breeching on a horse in a light cart Breeching ( / ˈ b r ɪ tʃ ɪ ŋ / "britching") is a strap around the haunches of a draft , pack or riding animal . Both under saddle and in harness , breeching engages when an animal slows down or travels downhill and is used to brake or stabilize a load.