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HORSEBELT [1 record]

Record 1 2011-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

[A] strap around horse's body (heart girth) just behind front legs, which holds saddle or harness in place.

CONT

A girth is a large, flat leather or canvas strap which keeps the saddle in place.

OBS

Normally attached on one side by its buckle to the off-billet (already fixed to the saddle), and on the other side by the cinch [strap]/tie strap (already fixed to the saddle) which passes through the ring of its second buckle.

OBS

girth; cinch: Western.

Key term(s)
  • horsebelt

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Lanière de cuir ou de toile, large et plate, qui sert à maintenir la selle.

CONT

Pour la selle western, la sangle proprement dite comporte une boucle de métal à chacune de ses extrémités, c'est par ces boucles qu'elle sera attachée à deux courroies déjà attachées à la selle.

CONT

La sangle passe sous le ventre de l'animal et se boucle de chaque côté de la selle à des courroies qui permettent l'ajustement.

PHR

Boucle de la sous-ventrière.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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