Crupper

The tail strap is about 2 to 3 cm wide leather strap and fastened, for example at the top end saddle or carriage harness. He runs down the middle on the back of the horse to the tail out, there is passed around as a padded strap under the tail root and can close on the left side of the horse with a buckle.

Thus, the saddle should be kept in position and prevented from sliding forward on the forehand. He has another attachment point for the saddle (or dishes) for waist belt, which is usually sufficient for larger horses alone. The crupper always serves as an attachment to the horse, as the upper part of the tail fixed, ie, with bone skeleton is and stop offers. One speaks of the tail, as the anatomical tail ( with vertebrae ) together forming the tail with the growing mind long hair.