Horse harness

A drawing of a horse harness with full collar

Horses pulling a plough

A horse harness is a piece of equipment that allows a horse to pull a vehicle such as a carriage, wagon or sleigh. Harnesses may also be used to hitch animals to other loads such as a plough. Harnesses can be in leather or in biothane with stainless or chrome. Draft horses can be hitched on a cart: two-wheel buggies, or wagons. Light horses can be hitched on sulky, four-wheel buggies or antic wagons.

Horse Harness Media

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  Cover your Eyes

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  View of harness from above-rear

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  Elements of a skidding harness

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  Driving bridle

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  Four driving bits in the book Riding and driving for women, 1912.

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  Carriage harness saddle (left); heavy-cart saddle (right)

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  A combined driving team in carriage harness

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  Pierre Levesque on Deauville-Clairefontaine racecourse

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  A pair of Shire horses pretending to plough (not actually ploughing) near Selbourne, Hampshire, UK.