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Blinkers (horse tack)
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<p>Blinkers, also known as blinders, blinds and winkers, are a part of <a href="/facts/Horse_harness/e3etPlGP">horse harness</a> and <a href="/facts/Horse_tack/sXpx7B5R">tack</a> which limits a horse's field of vision—blocking vision to the sides, the rear, or both.: 56 Blinkers are usually seen in <a href="/facts/Driving_(horse)/EIkY6dE8">horse driving</a> and in <a href="/facts/Horse_racing/LugamWR3">horse racing</a> (both <a href="/facts/Harness_racing/8FgIwp7l">harness</a> and ridden), but rarely in <a href="/facts/Horse_riding/F13lkV3E">horse riding</a>.: 20 </p>