ZGB Harness
ZGB team Harness - George Bowman Pictured
A synthetic harness designed to take the strain of the most demanding marathon
ZGB Single
ZGB Pair
ZGB Team
Originally designed with the generous collaboration of world renowned driver George Bowman Snr.
Product codes
Cob Full Extra Full
Single 431006 431008 431010
Pair 431026 431028 431029
Tandem Wheeler 431066 431068 431069
Tandem Leader 431056 431058 431059
Team 431046 431048 431050
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Excellent horse comfort and driver friendly handling qualities, with minimal maintenance.
SUITABLE FOR:
  • Competition drivers
  • Trainers
  • Pleasure drivers
  • Drivers requiring heavy duty harness
MATERIALS
FITTINGS
Stainless steel throughout. Unique purpose designed buckles for strength and easy adjustment.
STRAPPING
Zilco sealed strapping: a core of strong web sealed within a modern polymer to give the handling qualities of leather but easily cleaned and has enormous strength.
LININGS
Synthetic leather over a padded core.
SADDLE TREE
Unique Zilco Elastomeric flexible tree which will conform to the shape of most breeds and types, whilst giving good spine clearance.
REINS
Hand parts have rubber weave web for easy all weather handling.
DESIGN FEATURES
Multi-purpose design of saddle and breastplate, which allows for easy change from single to pair, tandem or team. Moveable padding on saddle. Can be positioned to suit different conformation. Saddle lining has air-flow channels. Independent hanging noseband with adjustment both sides. Rubber weave rein grip on hand section of reins.
SAFETY & CONVENIENCE
Quick release tugs/shaft loops. Dee end traces with adjustable length at the rear end for ease of adjustment and in the case of pairs, there is no chance of being crushed between horses when adjusting traces. Breastplate lining can be removed for cleaning. All parts are adjustable from both sides of the horse. Harness is designed for both near and off interchangeability, so horses can be moved either side of the pole.
OPTIONS & EXTRAS
Coloured trim supplied to special order. (Red, blue, yellow etc) Red or blue breastplate linings can be interchanged for marathon days. Extra parts available for team or tandem use.

All individual parts are available separately. Tilbury tugs available. Different trace ends to suit various vehicles available separately.

ZGB is supplied in black Deluxe leatherette harness bag, with red trim and three external pockets for spares and accessories.

MAINTENANCE
Wipe clean, hose down. Hang to dry. Or tub wash in warm soapy water. Much easier than leather to maintain. A synthetic harness designed to take the strain of the most demanding marathon.
ZGB Harness Parts and Accessories
Saddle linings
Saddle linings
Moveable padding on saddle
Quick release shaft loops
Standard on all single harness. Suitable for any type of shafts to allow quick and easy release. Essential for closed loop shafts.
Quick release shaft loops
Optional Extras
Combo Trace Coupler Buckle
Combo Trace Coupler Buckle
Buckles to end of trace with the dee on the back of the buckle acting as the connection point to the vehicle. 474250 50mm
Tilbury tugs
433010 25mm
Tilbury tugs
Pole straps
Pole straps
432605 33mm wide
432610 50mm wide
(standard for all sets)
Trace coupler open loop
431629
Trace coupler open loop
ZGB Single Harness
ZGB Single Harness
  1. Bridle head piece
  2. Blinkers / cheeks
  3. Browband
  4. Throatlash
  5. Noseband with flash strap
  6. Reins
  7. Wither strap with rein ring
  8. Brake Strap
  9. Breastplate and traces combined
  10. False Martingale
  11. False bellyband
  1. Girth
  2. Trace couplers: standard with dee
  3. Breeching straps
  4. Trace carry straps
  5. Breeching
  6. Hip strap
  7. Crupper & dock
  8. Saddle
  9. Saddle-to-tugs connector strap
  10. Quick release shaft loops/tugs
ZGB Pair Harness
ZGB Pair Harness
  1. Bridle head piece
  2. Blinkers / cheeks
  3. Browband
  4. Throatlash
  5. Noseband with flash strap
  6. Reins
  7. Wither strap and rein ring
  8. Brake strap
  9. Breastplate and traces combined
  10. Pole straps
  11. False Martingale
  1. False bellyband
  2. Girth
  3. Trace couplers: dee end
  4. Pair breeching strap
  5. Trace carry strap
  6. Breeching
  7. Hip strap
  8. Crupper & dock
  9. Saddle
  10. Saddle-to-breastplate connector strap
All parts available separately
Tandem and Team Options

Zilco ZGB can be ordered as a complete team or tandem harness.

Individual tandem or team parts can also be purchased separately to build existing harness into a tandem or team.

ZIlco International
Easy changeability from single to pair!
Parts required to adapt pair to single:
  • 1 pr. single reins
  • 1 pr. shaft loops/tugs (Tilbury or Quick Release)
  • 1 pr. breeching straps
Parts required to adapt 2 x singles to pair:
  • 1 pr. pole straps
  • 1 set of pair reins
  • 2 sets of pair breeching straps
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