A modified halter for a horse, the halter having a headpiece having a specialized component that presses against and stimulates the vagus nerve of the animal. The specialized component is a curved piece of material that is attached to the headpiece under the horses head and positioned against the vagus nerve. The stimulates mouth activity in the horse, which has a known calming effect. This calming effect aids in training the animal. The invention also includes unique rope configurations attached to the headpiece and the saddle that hang over the shoulders of the animal and further stimulate and calm the animal to aid in training. The invention also includes methods of using the modified halter to train the animal.

A modified halter for a horse, the halter having a headpiece having a specialized component that presses against and stimulates the vagus nerve of the animal. The specialized component is a curved piece of material that is attached to the headpiece under the horses head and positioned against the vagus nerve. The stimulates mouth activity in the horse, which has a known calming effect. This calming effect aids in training the animal. The invention also includes unique rope configurations attached to the headpiece and the saddle that hang over the shoulders of the animal and further stimulate and calm the animal to aid in training. The invention also includes methods of using the modified halter to train the animal.

An equine harness includes a nose-piece harness strap configured to at least partially surround a nose of a horse, and a nose-piece attachment coupled to an inner surface of the nose-piece harness strap to engage with the nose of the horse. The nose-piece attachment includes a first side segment at a first end of the nose-piece attachment, a second side segment at an opposite, second end of the nose-piece attachment, and a center segment coupled between the first side segment and the second side segment.

An equine harness includes a nose-piece harness strap configured to at least partially surround a nose of a horse, and a nose-piece attachment coupled to an inner surface of the nose-piece harness strap to engage with the nose of the horse. The nose-piece attachment includes a first side segment at a first end of the nose-piece attachment, a second side segment at an opposite, second end of the nose-piece attachment, and a center segment coupled between the first side segment and the second side segment.