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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. Harness saddle - Wikipedia

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   A harness saddle is an element of horse harness which supports the weight of shafts or poles attaching a vehicle to a horse. Like other types of saddle , it lies on the horse's back directly behind the withers , often has an internal supportive framework (referred to as a saddle tree ) , and usually is secured on either side by a girth passing ...

4. Overcheck - Wikipedia

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   A modern harness with an overcheck rein, visible along the neck of the horse. A bearing rein, also known as an overcheck or a checkrein, is a piece of horse harness that runs from a point on the horse's back, over the head, to a bit. It is used to prevent the horse from lowering its head beyond a fixed point.

5. Harness racing - Wikipedia

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   Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky , spider, or chariot occupied by a driver.

6. Fremington Hagg Hoard - Wikipedia

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   These are all harness fittings (horse gear) - decorative elements used on reigns and other straps. A further 28 objects in the Yorkshire Museum are associated with the hoard, but were considered by Graham Webster as not belonging to it - these include a scabbard mount, a chape, terret rings, studs, and other mounts.

7. Shaft bow - Wikipedia

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   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. Use of the shaft bow is widespread in the area east of the Baltic Sea (Russia, Finland and the eastern Baltic countries). A shaft bow is also used in traditional harness in ...