Tack

Tack is the equipment that a horse wears. It is almost like clothing to a horse. Tack includes saddles, bridles, saddle pads, and halters.

A halter can be confused for a bridle without reins. It has no mouth piece. You put it on the horses head. You can clip a lead line to it.

A lead line is a short rope that you can clip onto a halter or bridle. Most of the time it attaches to the halter since the bridle already has reins. It allows a horse to be lead or tied to some thing.

A bridle is a piece of leather that goes over the horses head. It helps steer the horse. The bit goes in the mouth. It is the part of the bridle that steers the horse, unless you are neck reining. it is possible to have a bridle without a bit.

The reins are a thin piece of rope Attached to the horses bridle. You use the reins to steer.

A martingale is a thin rope that goes from a horses bridle, under the stomach, and attaches to the girth. It prevents a horse from tossing its head up.

The saddle is put on a horses back and helps riders stay on. You must always put a saddle pad under the saddle to prevent saddle sores. A saddle pad is a kind of small blanket that goes over a horses back. Many people enjoy riding sidesaddle. A sidesaddle is a saddle with only one stirrup. You put both legs on one side of the saddle. A stirrup is something on each side of the saddle. You put your feet in them. A girth is something you put under the horses stomach. It keeps the saddle on.

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Created on November 13, 1998.