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2. Draw reins and running reins - Wikipedia

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   Draw reins in the western riding disciplines are always attached to the rings of the cinch (a western-style girth), usually on each side of a western saddle, run through the bit rings (either inside to outside or vice versa, there is no firm rule, though the rein moves more smoothly if the inside goes to the girth and the outside to the hand), and then to the hands of the rider.

3. Girth (tack) - Wikipedia

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   Tightening the girth, or cinch, of a western saddle. Several types of girth are shaped to allow ample room for the elbows. The Balding style is a flat piece of leather cut into three strips which are crossed and folded in the center, and the Atherstone style is a shaped piece of baghide with a roughly 1.5” wide strip of stronger leather running along the center.

4. 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. [3]: 139

5. Kimblewick bit - Wikipedia

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   This bit was originally called the Kimblewick after the English town where it first appeared. First invented by show jumper, horse man and family farmer, Felix Oliver (Aka Phil) Mr Oliver & his family lived at Meadacre Farm, Kimblewick, and started a partnership with Harry Payne, from Bushey, that was to make his reputation with such great horses as Red Admiral, Red Star, Sheila, Galway Bay ...

6. Breastplate (tack) - Wikipedia

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   A breastplate (also referred to as a breastcollar, breaststrap or breastgirth) is a piece of tack (equipment) used on horses. Its purpose is to keep a saddle from sliding back. It is also a safety feature—if the saddle's girth or billets break, a rider may have enough time to stop the horse and dismount before the saddle slips off the animal ...

7. Bit ring - Wikipedia

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   Leverage bits such as the pelham, and curb bit have a bit shank rather than a bit ring. ( see bit shank ). The Kimblewick has a unique design in that the side of the bit resembles a bit ring, but actually is a very short bit shank , as it applies leverage pressure to the mouthpiece.