Overcheck
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overcheck-177-12369097
title:
Overcheck
text:
A bearing rein, also known as an overcheck or a checkrein, is a piece of horse harness that runs from a point on the horse's back, over the head, to a bit. It is used to prevent the horse from lowering its head beyond a fixed point. A variation called a side check passes beside the ears through loops at the top of the bridle cheekpieces. It can be attached to the surcingle of a horse harness, or to the harness saddle. An overcheck or bearing rein can be attached to the same bit as the reins, or
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Item of harness over the head of a horse
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overcheck
date created:
2006-07-03T01:33:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T05:22:06Z
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13
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