Caparison

This article is about the covering laid over an animal. For the guitar company, see Caparison Guitars. For the caparisoned horse in military funerals, see Riderless horse.
The Dukes of Brittany (left) and Bourbon on caparisoned horses at a tournament fight (1460s), from Le Livre des tournois by Barthélemy d'Eyck

A caparison is a cloth covering laid over a horse or other animal for protection and decoration. In modern times, they are used mainly in parades and for historical reenactments. A similar term is horse-trapper.[1] The word is derived from the Latin caparo, meaning a cape.[2]

  1. ^ Trapper sold at Christie's
  2. ^ "caparison (n.)". Online Etymology Dictionary. Archived from the original on 2015-03-24. Retrieved 20 April 2015.