Wikipedia: History of Horse tack

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Added: 4a5,13

Saddles are seats for the rider, fastened to the horse's back by means of a wide strap (a girth or cinch) that goes around the horse's middle.

Types of saddles include:

*[Hunt saddle]?
*[Western Saddle]?
*[Park Saddle]?
*[Side Saddle]?

Changed: 11c20

Bridles and halters are an arrangement of straps around the horse's head used for holding and controlling the animal. Bridles are used for riding horses, halters are more general-purpose.

Bridles and halters are an arrangement of straps around the horse's head used for holding and controlling the animal. Bridles are used for riding horses, halters are more general-purpose. A hackamore is a type of bitless bridle.

Added: 14a24,28

A bit is a piece of (usually) metal that is placed between the horse's teeth near the back of the mouth. Bits offer varying degrees of control and communication between rider and horse, depending upon their design and tension.
Types of bits:

*Curb bit
*Snaffle bit

	Revision 3 . . (edit) November 29, 2001 12:43 pm by Bryan Derksen [broke a paragraph from a header]
	Revision 2 . . November 29, 2001 12:24 pm by J Hofmann Kemp [bits and pieces]
	Revision 1 . . November 29, 2001 9:32 am by Bryan Derksen [a stub with a bunch of empty headers and a few vague statements of fact]