What is this?

[Diggin in GA.]

I think it is something to do with a horse bridal or haulter but I really have no idea. Can anyone help?

 

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[Dcoop]

spur part?

 

[Diggin in GA.]

I also found a small brass disc with it that I concluded was a disc from a horse bridal. That was my basis for this part.

 

[kuger]

I dont think it is part of a bridal.

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

Is the one part leather and the other part metal? If leather, does it have a buckle? What does it look like?

B

 

[Diggin in GA.]

The back bent part is brass. Not sure about the u-shaped part.

 

[dozer dan]

suspender strap part, like the loggers wear?

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

Is there a hinge there between the two pieces - or is it solid?

I'm pretty sure we can eliminate the horse-related things. Certainly not a bridle or halter. Still looking.

B

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

it looks like a bayonet frog...?
that is a loop attached to the u shaped piece?

 

[Bullet:Mich.]

The metal part is the front of a tug or trace strap that hooks to the hame on a driving or work harness for horses or mules with a pin. The leather that runs back through the haress from the metal part and hooks to the whipple tree has rotted off. Bullet:Mich.

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

Please help - I can't see that - do you have a pic with one like what you are speaking of?

I've got tons of harness - never saw one with a piece like that U shaped thing with holes.

Thanks,

B

 

[Bullet:Mich.]

The kind of harness using this type of hook up on their tugs use hame over collars for pulling power. A few types of these used in USA are Western brichen harness, Boston backer,Market tug harness,Plow Harness, and Collar buggy harness. A lot of the newer type, cheaper made harness do not use this type of hook up on their tugs.
Bullet:Mich

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

I don't have any new - or cheap - harnesses, but I do have most of what you mentioned. (we had work horses, who really worked )

Now I'm going to have to drag through 800 pounds of harness, because I just cannot remember seeing anything like that. All our equipment, including everything that has hames (which is all but one), don't have metal hoops - except the rein guides on the hames - it seems it would wear the leather strapping.

B

 

[Bullet:Mich.]

At no time did I say that you had newer cheap made harness. What I said was a lot of the newer harness Co were cutting corners by making their harness cheaper. I am 68 years old and I have been working horses and mules since I was 6 years old and I still work them when our family needs help in the fields. The newer harness use a snap on the end of the tug and it hooks into a ring on the hame. I did not come on to this web to argue with any one. All I did was to answer the question to what this was that some one dug up that they posted a picture of.
Bullet:Mich

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

At no time did I say that you had newer cheap made harness. What I said was a lot of the newer harness Co were cutting corners by making their harness cheaper. I am 68 years old and I have been working horses and mules since I was 6 years old and I still work them when our family needs help in the fields. The newer harness use a snap on the end of the tug and it hooks into a ring on the hame. I did not come on to this web to argue with any one. All I did was to answer the question to what this was that some one dug up that they posted a picture of.
Bullet:Mich

And we thank you for posting. When I get a chance I will search for a pic because thats what we need.

 

[Diggin in GA.]

I didn't mean to start an argument here.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

LOL When we find a pic it will be verified and everyone will be friends.

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

it looks like a bayonet frog...?
that is a loop attached to the u shaped piece?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

nobody is searching for a pic?

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

Hold on - hold on - I didn't mean it to sound like I took that as an insult! Sorry if it sounded that way - didn't mean it that way - just meant that I may not be 68, (but I'm not that far behind ), and that I farmed with horses when I was a kid, and have had work horses for many many years - and all my harness is heavy duty older stuff made for logging, farming, etc., which we did for years. I just sold my last 2 work horses less than 2 years ago.

That's also why my harness weighs so much - 4 double-horse work harnesses, all the collars and pads and hames and reins, plus 2 sets of driving harness for the big boys (and girls), and a set of single work harness for the forecart, and the training stone boat, and one, lighter, for the regular cart! (I'm not counting anything halter or bridle related, or all the extra 'parts').

I do know what you mean about lighter, cheaper stuff, though - but I'm a chicken - when I was much younger, a 'lighter' hold-back strap that broke, going down a small hill, was almost the end of my days. Nothing like seeing head, heels, head, heels, head heels - as a big old Perch colt is panicking because a cart is hitting him in the butt. (I learned my lesson).

I did go out and check my stuff - I just don't have anything metal, like that.

Sorry,


B