In very early times brass charms.and amulets were attached to horses' harness to ward off evil Crescents were regarded as specially powerful. The crescent is sacred to Moors and Mohammedans, and it is_ possible that the custom dates from specimens of Saracen harness brought back by the Crusaders.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21165, 23 April 1932, Page 9 (Supplement)
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