Horse Brasses

The crescent moon was a very popular horse brass.  It is an emblem with significant meanings.  It was the badge of Byzantium and important to the ancient Hebrews.  It is associated with the moon goddess Isis, Hather or Hera and has enormous importance in the warding off of the evil

HORSE BRASSES an explaination Horse brasses are not random bits of decoration added to harness in order to impress the judge. They have an ancient history. Back in ancient times when the world was still as much a mystery as the functions of human body, people chose to protect themselves

These are some of the more unusual horse brasses.  There is pixie leaning on a mushroom, which is quite rare. An Indian chief’s head and a buffalo.  There is also a windmill, oak leaves, a lion rampant, a crown and an elephant. A thistle, a stirrup, a cow and a

Horse brasses have decorated harness for many centuries. These ones were mostly used to decorate farm harness when the horses were taken out for special occasions.  Harness used by the Royals was heavily decorated and bosses and brasses decorated harness. In Vienna the harness decoration was extreme, quite beautiful.  These