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From: Putting the cart before the horse: mixed-methods participatory investigation of working equid harnessing practices in three selected towns of the Oromia national regional state in Ethiopia

Fig. 2

Illustration of basic components of a typical breast collar harness, in a study investigating harnessing equipment and practices in Ethiopian working equids. Components illustrated include a bit, blinkers, reins, collar, neck-strap, traces, saddle, backband, tugs, girth, belly band, breeching, crupper and swingle tree [11, 13, 18]. A general illustration of typical harness design is represented, without dismissing other appropriate harness designs, additional components or variations according to species, animal, vehicle or work characteristics. Illustration created by N. Galinelli and M. Merridale-Punter

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