Horse and Rider Equipment
If you’ve ever seen a horse wearing what appears to be a jingling necklace, you’ve probably seen rhythm beads. These…
Though tack designed with a working western flair is popular, complete with narrow leather ties securing bits and reins to…
The Pelham is the most popular leverage bit used in hunters and hunt seat equitation competition. It is designed to…
Just like western breast collars, English breastplates are primarily used to help prevent a saddle from slipping back, out of…
Water loops (also called slobber straps) are handy U-shaped leather straps that fasten a pair of western reins to the…
A curb chain on a kimberwick bit (top) and weymouth curb bit (bottom) The curb chain is an integral part…
During the last decade a revolution of sorts has occurred in the design of English stirrups. Riders are no longer…
Occasionally it’s necessary to use a specific type of pad to augment the fit of an English saddle. A riser…
Similar in function to the English standing martingale, the western tie-down prevents a horse from raising its head above a…
If a trip to the tack shop makes your head spin, or flipping through equestrian catalogs feels like information overload,…