Vintage Harness Strap or Martingale with Five Horse Brasses sept24 these have leather applied to

these have leather applied to their middle parts

This is a small stirrup dating from the late 18th or early 19th centuryIt came from Belgium

Dimensions of saddle : 16" (41cm) x 10" (25cm) x 8½" (22cm)

When this is pushed down a steel mechanism pushes the heel backwards

Vintage Harness Strap or Martingale with Five Horse Brasses sept24 these have leather applied toThis is a broad black strap with a large brass buckle at the top and a rectangular brass loop at the lower end. There are five horse brasses suspended from it : A brass stamped "God Save The King George V", this has a scalloped edge, there would probably have been a ceramic dome in its centre this is missing. It measures 4" (10cm) x 3" (9cm) A pierced brass with a central heart which measures 4" (10cm) x 3" (8. 5cm) A pierced brass with a central