stable gear

Noun
  1. Gear for a horse (synset 104302219)
    is a type of: appurtenance, gear, paraphernalia - equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
    subtypes:
    • bit - piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding
    • caparison, housing, trapping - stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
    • cinch, girth - stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
    • hame - stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces
    • harness - stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
    • headgear - stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head
    • martingale - a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head
    • horse blanket, saddle blanket, saddlecloth - stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle
    • yoke - stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
    same as: saddlery, tack

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