The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Heavy gauge steel link tethering chain with T bar and two oval sections with a voided cross piece in the centre so that the chain can be adjusted to a suitable length.
In Australian light horse units, from the First World War until the beginning of the Second World War, tethering chains were worn attached to the jowl piece of the bridle, in place of the standard issue head rope, by horses who had a tendency to chew through, or untie, the rope.
Jute tethering rope, back spliced at each end. One end has a wooden toggle, the other a steel ring. There is a split in the splicing below the steel ring where the toggle can be secured to shorten the
Light Horse tethering peg, hobble and rope. Octagonal wooden tethering peg is reinforced with steel at the tip and around the head. The upper part of the peg has been drilled through and has a loop of
Brown leather standard issue 1902 Universal Pattern bridle with brass buckles, studs and fittings. The bridlehead only, stamped 'D. MASON & SONS BIRMINGHAM 1918', has steel buckles. Standard issue ste
Cream canvas feed bag for a horse, designed to be attached to the saddle to carry feed and then to be placed on the horse's head as a nosebag so that it can eat. The bag has a rectangular shape and th
Pair of standard issue brown leather saddle wallets for attachment to the pommel of the Universal Pattern 1912 steel arch saddle. The wallets are linked together by a sewn leather strap. They have sha
Reproduction cream canvas water bucket with a jute rope carrying handle attached to two heavy canvas loops machined to each side of the bucket. The top edge of the bucket has a sleeve threaded through
