Tack, Riding Gear & Rugs
Pull up a chair, this list could get long.
Like with anything equine, tack starts out as a fairly basic concept before morphing into a world of variations on the theme that will turn every new item you learn of into an essential piece of kit that you can’t ride without.
The same goes for riding wear with perfectly reasonable polyester jodhpurs inevitably usurped by full seat silicone grip breeches with four-way stretch and UV protection.
So, to avoid going off on any designer sartorial tangents, let’s start with a simple definition of what tack is – and then you can decide what you can and cannot live without.
In its most fundamental form – according to the Oxford English Dictionary – tack is the “equipment used in horse riding, including the saddle and bridle”. So, let’s start with them.
