Thank you for defining the various parameters which are published in the Race books. But none of this points to a winner .it is good for knowledge.

If a horse running with steel shoes and suddenly changes to Aluminium shoes then the horse may be on try on that day or next time.

Thank you

@ Aravind: If saddle and jockey’s weight both together remains short for the allotted weight on horse’s back, then lead pieces are kept in a cloth bag to balance and equal the same and equally lead pieces are distributed among both sides of the saddle to avoid extra weight and balance on one side. . After all these formalities weigh out formalities are done when jockey’s about to come in paddock for trainer - owners instructors and after the race weigh-in formalities are done to check that the horse ran with correct allotted  weight on its back. . Any discrepancy in weigh-in ( some times due to slip / drop  of some lead pieces during running of the race like  short of weight instances  do occur and in such case stewards have the right to disqualify the horse irrespective of its placings. So trainer and more particular the jockey’s are adivised to be more careful about the placing/fitting  of saddle including lead pieces bag on the back of the horse.

Very helpful artical,thanks ironman

@ SPS : Selections should be based on different parameters and deep study and change of equipment is one of the many such parameters where not much attention is paid in general by many.  But it do effect the running of the horse.  I remember a horse by name Zulu Prince owned by Raghav Reddy at HRC.  That horse use to give it's best whenever allowed to run with rubber bit instead of aluminum bit and won races with rubber bit.  Like that some equipments prove more comfortable to some horses when they allowed to run with those equipments and trainer and owner knows much better the advantages and shortcomings of such change of equipments. Still if one believes in   paying attention to bits,  blks,  tounge strap and nose bands really these equipments  are important and if  you have time to do reference pl try to understand which equipment is proving good for a particular horse to perform better. You can easily findout  this with past records and present changes in equipments  and with ref to track work,  which are mentioned and notified in racing publications.  Further everyone's way of analysing is different and in racing field only success matters most to everyone , not the parameters based on which you are doing your hard work and if your delivery  means outcome is with good success rate and with  profit, there ends the entire  matter. But belief in merit and study in detail will definitely pay you in long run apart from lot of personal satisfaction. I cover wide- range -study area including  maximum possible parameters before releasing my  selections and always try to improve my success ratio and still believe in enhancing knowledge further.  There is no end for learning more and always scope for learning and gaining more. 

I think one point is missed here. If a horse is handicapped at 58 kg and jockey weight is 52 kg only what wud trainers do to add 6kgs on horse?

@ s c sharma,thnx to add some details.

@punters

Punters,Do not get confused by seeing so many equpiments, because 95% of these equipment do not make a any winner. it is just a small count, so along with that, you need to  pay attention to the fitness of the horse, generally ears of the horse at paddock parade ,vet reports, its weight, etc .etc..Those who do not have inside inputs, pay attention to these things.then nobody will fool you by saying " mere ko jockey batata hai,& owner khud peti khela hai"..,if u loose on some day..you will earn more than that, just understand the nuts & bolts of this industry..

After long, this actually improved my knowledge for racing.Thanks.

Correction : My last para third last line last word after Muzzle is Nostril and not as mentioned . The typography error is regretted. 

Respected S.C.Sharma Jee

With due respect to your knowledge on horse equipment, do you consider during actual selection or you want we puntures to apply these tools to filter among your selection s

Regards

SPD

I wish to add further that every stable is a tack room to store many equipments used on horses near or in stable and equipping a horse is often also referred as tacking up. Saddles, headgear,reins,bits,martingles and many other associated accoutrements are all forms of horse tack.

1) Saddles: Seat for the rider, fastened to the horse’s back and it is important that the saddle be comfortable for both the rider and the horse.

2) Headgear: A halter/head collar or a similar equipment consist of various arrangements of stripes around the horse’s head and are used for control and communication with the horse.

3) Reins: Reins consist of leather stripes or rope attached to the outer ends of a bit and extended to the rider’s hands to communicates directional commands to the horse’s head. Pulling on the reins can be used to slow or stop the running of the horse.

4) Bits: A device placed in horse’s mouth, kept on a horse’s head by means of ahandstall. Bits can be of rubber or metal. There are many types of bits. 

5) Martingales:  Is a piece of equipment that keeps a horse from raising its head too high. There are many types of martingles.

Many equipment’s are used and tested on the body of the horse in track work first and it is the duty of the trainer to ensure best performance of the horse in actual race and use best suited performance enhancing equipment’s on horses.  Any CE is first to be informed to race club where the horse is running before acceptance/declaration of jockeys so that the same are notified in official race book and other racing publications. In case of lapse or delay some times announcements are made at the time of parading of the horses in paddock also. Change of equipment can be tried first in workouts/track work and after satisfying its usage trainers should inform to race club and this should be to ensure better performance of the horse. Very often and frequent changes in equipments are not good and many times this practice not  yield expected results . There are some guidelines and advisories also. Like  for change for Blk on, gate practice with Blk on is must before the actual race. 

Like equipments horsegoers and horse  lovers are also suppose to know the important body points of a horse for better acquitancy and understanding. 

Here I am listing important body points of a horse given clock-wise from ears to forelock ( gap between two ears ).

Ears,poll,crest,mane,neck,withers,back,loins,croup,point of hip,quarters,dock,hip joint, point of buttock,tail,stifle joint, hamstring,point of hock,back tendons,ergot,pastern,heel,hock joint,gaskin or 2nd thigh, sheath,belly,brisket,point of elbow, chest nut  back tendons,wall of hoof, coronet, fetlock,cannon, knee, forearm,breast,point of shoulder, windpipe,throat,chin groove,lower lip,upper lip, muzzle,no’s trail,projecting cheek bone,eye forehead,forelock

Nice info...thanks