Free as the Wind: Sable Island Horses

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Sable Island Tack

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Stable sign - people gave the Sable horses familiar names.

Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History
Sable Island Preservation Trust

© Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History 2001 All Rights Reserved.

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Bridle

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Bridle

Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History
Sable Island Preservation Trust

© Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History 2001 All Rights Reserved.

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Bit

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Bit

Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History
Sable Island Preservation Trust

© Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History 2001 All Rights Reserved.

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Saddle

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Saddle used on Sable Island in the 1950s.

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Saddler's Bench for Repairing Harness

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The big clamp holds the harness. It can be operated with the foot lever, so the saddler’s hands are free to work. The huge brass hinge is far bigger than necessary; it was probably salvaged from a shipwreck.

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Saddler's Bench

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Saddler's bench for repairing harness

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Describe the equipment used with the Sable Island horses

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