Horse tack

Here are collected thumbs about horse tack.

Halfter, Gebiß, Zaumzeug/Bits, Bridles, Halters

Curb bit

Curb bits are bits that have shanks and use leverage, regardless of mouthpiece. A curb bit might have a jointed mouthpiece or a solid mouthpiece.

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  Diagram showing parts of a curb bit
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  A low port curb bit with a roller or cricket and loose jaw shanks
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  A low port curb with a cricket roller, loose jaw shanks. "Quick" brand bit
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  A western style curb bit with silver design, suitable for show.
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  A western style curb bit with silver design, suitable for show.
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  A western style curb bit with silver design, suitable for show.
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  medium port curb bit with short loose shanks and sweet iron mouthpiece inlaid with copper.
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  traditional low port western style curb bit
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  Bits with direct pressure are snaffles, even without broken mouthpiece; bits with shanks are curbs, even with a broken mouthpiece.
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  Shanked bits with jointed mouthpieces are curb bits. (Bits at top of image)
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Combination designs, curb and snaffle pressure

A bridle may be able to apply both snaffle and curb leverage, depending on the bits used and where the reins are attached to them.

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  A curb bit and a bradoon (double bridle)
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  A pelham bit combines curb and snaffle pressure on different rings placed on a single bit
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  A Kimberwicke bit looks like a snaffle, but has very slight leverage due to slots that hold reins in position.

Snaffle Bit

Snaffle bits are bits that use direct pressure without leverage, regardless of mouthpiece. Not all snaffle bits have jointed mouthpieces, and a bit with a jointed mouthpiece is not always a snaffle, it depends on the type of leverage.

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  Diagram of the parts of a snaffle bit
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  A snaffle bit with western styling, also wrapped in rubber to make it milder
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  Dee Ring Snaffle Bit
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  French Link Snaffle Bit
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  Mullen mouth snaffle, synthetic mouthpiece.
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  Loose ring snaffle with a ball-link in the middle
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  Bits with jointed mouthpieces and no shanks are snaffle bits (bottom two bits)
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  Bits with direct pressure are snaffles, even without broken mouthpiece; bits with shanks are curbs, even with a broken mouthpiece.
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  Single-jointed bits: loose ring (either side) and eggbutt (middle)
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  Twisted wire snaffle
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  Single jointed fulmer snaffle

Snaffle bridles

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  Detail of headstall and browband
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  Snaffle bridle with a Market Harborough
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  Eggbutt
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  D-ring
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  snaffle bridle with flash noseband
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  Snaffle variation called a boucher
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  Australian Barcoo (or ring-head) bridle
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  A western style bridle with a browband and a snaffle bit
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  Hunt (or English) bridle, snaffle bit, cavesson noseband

Double (Weymouth) bridles

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Gag bits

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  "Gag snaffle"
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  American gag
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  American gag
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  3-ring bit/Pessoa gag

Western Bridles

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  A western style "split ear" bridle with decorative silver added for show, has curb bit
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  A set of romal style reins
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  A set of western-style split reins, attached to a snaffle bit
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  A western style bridle with a browband and a snaffle bit

Hackamores

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  A bosal style hackamore
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  Detail of mecate reins attached to a bosal
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  Closeup of bosal and mecate on a horse
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  A horse wearing a bosal hackamore
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  A Jumping Cavesson--a type of hackamore that allows a sport horse ridden in English style tack to be ridden without a bit in its mouth
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  A sidepull, a type of hackamore for horses
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  A type of combination halter and bitless bridle

Historic bits

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  Tarquínia Winged-Horses with harness
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  Left half of a late-medieval historic bit, found Eisenberg, near Pfronten, Germany

Halters

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  Flat nylon web halter (or headcollar)
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  Show halter

Other

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  Cheekers (w:Frentera plus w:Bit guards)
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  Bits, mouthing keys, and metal parts of a serreta (see w:Noseband)

Saddles

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  Knee rolls and girth on a dressage selle.
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  Riding simulator with a dressage selle.Texte en gras

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  Horse collars
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  Harnesses
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  Fly mask
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  Fiador knot
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  Six-horse harness