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Tack

By Katherine Blocksdorf, About.com

Definition: Any equipment used to ride a horse, such as saddle, girths, cinches, bridles, martingales.
Pronunciation: tak (rhymes with pack)
Also Known As: equipment
Examples:
She was excited to go shopping in the tack shop for a brand new saddle.

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