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2. Horse harness - Wikipedia

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   Harnesses from the front View of harness from above-rear. 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.

3. Driving (horse) - Wikipedia

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   A Welsh Cob in harness Horses pulling a sleigh. 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.

4. Breeching (tack) - Wikipedia

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   When a horse, mule, or other animal is in harness, harness breeching (also known as full breeching) helps the animal to slow or control the forward movement of a vehicle. Animal-drawn vehicles have either a pair of shafts or a single pole projecting forwards for about the length of one animal.

5. Working animal - Wikipedia

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   Draught or draft horses are commonly used in harness for heavy work. Several breeds of medium-weight horses are used to pull lighter wheeled carts, carriages and buggies when a certain amount of speed or style is desirable. Mules are considered tough and strong, with harness capacity dependent on the type of horse mare used to produce the mule ...

6. Horse collar - Wikipedia

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   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. The collar often supports and pads a pair of curved metal or wooden pieces, called hames , to which the traces of the harness are attached.

7. Crupper - Wikipedia

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   Crupper goes under the top of the tail and helps to stabilize harness Crupper attached to the back of a saddle. A crupper (/ ˈ k r ʌ p ər /; [1] occ. spelled crouper [2]) is a piece of tack used on horses and other equids to keep a saddle, harness or other equipment from sliding forward.