Equipment Flashcards
Why use a riding blanket?
To absorb sweat, cushion the saddle and protect the horse’s back.
A blanket or pad placed under the saddle.
Riding blanket, also known as a saddle blanket or pad.
Headgear used to control a horse.
Bridle.
The seven parts a bridle is comprised of?
Headpiece, browband, cheek piece, noseband, bit, reins, throat lash.
A long, narrow strap attached at one end to a horse’s but.
Rein.
A mouthpiece, typical made of metal, which is attached to a bridle and used to control a horse.
Bit
A hard or padded protective hat.
Helmet.
Flat based loops attached to each side of a horse’s saddle to support a riders foot.
Stirrups.
Leather attaching a stirrup to a fender. [saddle]
Stirrup leather.
Knob shaped appendage to the pommel or swells.
Horn
The upward curving or projecting part of a saddle in front of the rider.
Pommel.
Small flap on the saddle, covering the bar from which the stirrup leather hangs.
Skirt.
Straps that attach the saddle to the girth.
Billets.
The band attached to the saddle and fastened around the horse’s belly to keep the saddle in place.
Girth.
A wide piece of leather attached to the stirrups to prevent a riders leg from rubbing against a horse and to protect the riders leg from horse sweat.
Fender.
