Draft Horse Harness Construction

Bio Plastic and Leather Construction  We have found that in constructing the Bio Plastic harnesses, the use of genuine leather is a must to have it properly fit your horse.  An added advantage is that it is more comfortable for the animal.  The use of leather on key contact points of the harness makes this possible.

Bio Plastic harnesses come with Beta-Series driving line.  The Beta Series driving line is nylon, coated on all sides with a rubber-like material and then textured to feel like leather.  These driving lines are rapidly gaining popularity for show and practice.  We make ours with billet ends unless you specify otherwise.  When purchasing hitch lines separately (Leather or Beta), we include for your convenience a hangable line keeper with each set purchased.  

High quality leather is used in all leather harnesses and halters, whether it be for work, buggy or show.  Leather lines with billet ends come standard with our leather harness unless you specify otherwise.

Show Harness Construction When making our show harness we prefer to use only the pyramid style chain on the housings, backpads and brow bands,  Of course we encourage customers to make their own ornament choices to customize their harness to their liking.

To insure high quality harness construction, we do two important things:  First, we add leather scuff pads to the housings and backpads to protect those pieces from unnecessary tug wear.  Second, rolled leather is applied adjacent to the pyramid chain on the housing, backpads and brow bands.  This protects the chain from damage.  Unique to our show harness is our very own Showtime Hames.  They are stainless steel and are based on the popular Wheatstate style show hame.