Horse harness facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Harness (PSF)
A drawing of a horse harness with full collar
Farmer plowing
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.


Images for kids

  • DrivingHarnessFullSet

    Complete breastcollar harness and bridle, laid out

  • DrivingHarnessBridle

    Harness bridle

  • Krakowcarriagehorsesalpha

    Horse in harness with horse collar

  • Horse harness closeup

    A closeup of a horse harness.

  • Mariah Struts Her Stuff

    A horse with a breastcollar harness pulling a sleigh

  • Fast moving buggy

    Show harness

  • Marathonkumt0001

    A combined driving team in carriage harness

  • Deauville-Clairefontaine Pierre Lévesque

    Racing harness

  • Shire horses ploughing

    Plow Harness


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