Name/TitleHorse Breech and Crupper
About this objectThis object is a horse breeching with crupper. There is no further details on the original record card. A breeching, sometimes known as a horse britchin, is a strap of leather that lays behind the animal's thighs and attaches to the saddle with two straps to the back of the saddle as well as two straps to the rigging. The breeching will keep the saddle in place on a downhill stretch without hindering the animal's gait. A crupper is a leather strap fastened to the saddle of a harness and looping under the tail of a horse to prevent the harness from slipping forward.
MeasurementsLength: 1040 mm
Width: 40 mm
Object Typebreeching
Object numberSTMEA:A.37
Copyright Licence
Attribution - Non-commercial (cc)
