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8. Saddle — used to protect the back from the weight of the shafts, to 

 receive the checkrein, to hold the lines and the parts of the harness in 

 place. 



9. Girth — used to hold the harness in place. 



10. Shaft tug — used to hold the shafts in place. 



1 1 . Backstrap — used to hold the saddle, the hip straps, and the crupper 

 in place. 



1 2 . Crupper — used to hold the hip straps, and in connection with the 

 back band to hold the saddle in place. 



13. Hip straps — used to hold the breeching in place. 



14. Breeching — used in connection with backing the load. 



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Parts of a harness. See text 



15. Holdback straps — used to connect the breeching with the load 

 in order to hold back and in backing. 



16. Breast collar — often used in place of the shoulder collar when the 

 load is light. 



Learning the various parts of the harness. — Perhaps the best way to 

 learn the name and the location of the various parts of the harness is to 

 unbuckle it, noting how each part is attached and where it comes from. 

 The parts should be named as they are separated. When the harness 

 is all apart, attempt should be made to put each part back again in its 

 proper place. 



Purpose of the harness. — Harnesses are used for two purposes: first, 

 to enable the driver to control the horse; second, to enable the horse to 



