University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
59/119/3
Description
This crupper and hips straps are part of the harness for a cart horse. The crupper loops under the horse's tail to stop the harness slipping forward. The harness was used on the Godman Estate in Horsham, West Sussex, and at Pepper Gate Farm in Lower Beeding, West Sussex.
Physical description
1 crupper and hip straps: leather
Object name
Harness, crupper, Harness, hip strap
Material
Leather
Associated subject
LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT : harnessing and shoeing
Cart horse
Horse
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_5598.tif - High resolution image