Equestrian tack, which is also called horse tack, is any equipment and accessories that is worn by a horse that is domesticated. Saddles, bridles, bits, stirrups, halters, driving harness, reins, martingales and breastplates are equestrian tacks. Equestrian tacks are found or bought in a saddlery, which carries supplies for riders and horses. The words tacking up refer to equipping of horse with tack, such as grooming and putting on the riding equipment.

Snaffle bit is one of the most common types of bit, which is that part of the bridle that goes in the mouth of the horse. A bridle consists of a bit, reins and headstall that holds the bit. It is used by riders to direct the horse when horse riding. Snaffle bits, curb bits and pelham bits are examples of bit used on horses.

Thoroughbred breeding first began in England due to the crusaders breeding large, heavy horses for their stamina, hard work and the ability to carry a crusader in all his armour and in the middle east horses which were lighter and agile were being bred for their speed.

During the 16th century an english captain became the owner of a Middle Eastern Stallion. He went onto breed this stallion with English mares to produce the line of Herod Thoroughbreds. This particular stallion is actually entered in the studbooks as Byerlye Turk.

Equestrian sport has got to be one of my favourite “horsey” related sports. My main reason for becoming fascinated with this was I enjoyed watching Princess Anne, HRH of Great Britain competing, and subsequently her daughter Zara Phillips. What I didn’t realise for a while was just how long equestrian sport has been around and how it began. The history of this sport dates back over 2000 years and began with the Greeks using dressage to train their war horses.

War horses continued to be trained by using dressage and later on three day events were introduced to test their stamina further. These events consisted of Show Jumping, Cross Country and Dressage.

Equestrian saddle, also known as horse riding saddle, is a seat used by a rider on the back of the horse. This seat is typically made of leather. It comes in many different types such as English saddles, Western saddles, Military saddles, Asian saddles and many others. In this article, I will be discussing about the Western saddles.

A Western saddle is a kind of equestrian saddle which refers to the one that is used on horses on working cattle ranches. Also known as a cowboy saddle, it is designed for security and comfort. This saddle is popular throughout the United States, particularly in the west. Western saddles are also used in different western riding activities today.