Usually means: Prepare horse with equipment, gear.
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  1. tack-up, tack up: Wiktionary
  2. tack up: Dictionary.com
  3. tack up: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. tack up: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (tack up)

verb:  To prepare a horse for riding by equipping it with tack (harness, reins, saddle etc.)
verb:  To attach in a temporary fashion (with or as if with tacks or pins), as for example to fix pieces of fabric into position in preparation for sewing their seams, or to hang dropcloths as masking before painting.

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