Trace (tack)

In transport, a trace is one of two, or more, straps, ropes or chains by which a carriage or wagon, or the like, is drawn by a harness horse or other draught animal. The once popular idiom: "kick over the traces" comes from a frisky animal kicking one or both feet outside a trace. Unable to understand the entanglement, the animal may become wildly confused and out of control, possibly even breaking away. Hence, to "kick over the traces", when referencing a person, means to become wild and uncontrollable.

Headstalls	Bridle Hackamore Double bridle Bitless bridle

Bits and bit parts	Curb bit Snaffle bit Gag bit Kimblewick bit Pelham bit Spade bit (horse) Ring bit Bit mouthpiece Bit ring Bit shank

Component parts and accessories	Noseband or cavesson Bosal Mechanical hackamore Reins Romal Mecate (rein) Curb chain Fiador (tack) Bit converter Bit guard Lip strap Tongue-tie (tack)

Horse harness and carriages

Harness and parts	Horse harness Horse collar (includes hames) Breastplate (tack) Breeching (tack) Crupper Trace (tack) Terret Surcingle

Harness bridle components	Blinders or blinkers Shadow roll Bearing rein or overcheck

Horse-drawn vehicles	Carriage Sulky wagon Sled Cart Horse and buggy Naturmobil

Tack accessories and training tools

Martingale (tack) Whip Crop (implement) Quirt Spur Surcingle Bitting rig Longeing cavesson Side reins Chambon Draw reins and running reins Gogue

Other equipment

Stable equipment	Halter Lead (tack) Grooming tools Horse blanket Fly mask

Leg protection	Leg wraps Polo wraps Shipping bandage Stable bandage Bell boots Splint boots Skid boots

Restraints	Hobble (device) Picket line Twitch (device) Cattle crush

Historic or ceremonial equipment

McClellan saddle Barding Kura (saddle) Abumi (stirrup) Frentera Shabrack Caparison Horse brass Hipposandal

Farriery (horseshoeing)

Horseshoe Hoof boot Caulkins

Transportation

Horse trailer

Glossary of equestrian terms
Category:Horse tack

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Trace (tack)

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