Your setup looks....ok, as long as most of the 'pulling' was being done by the horse 'pushing' with her shoulders, not because of that rope behind her front legs, around her belly. Make sure she's not doing the pulling with that belly rope.
Most harness will really be two parts: The collar, which goes around the neck and sits against the shoulders; this is where she will 'push' into to the...
...harness, which attaches to the collar and translates the 'push' into the 'pull'. There are two main types, a 'plow' harness that will pull only, and a 'britchen' harness which, when used correctly, will allow the horse to back-up a cart because the britchen is strapping around the rear end of your horse, and when she backs up, she is pushing into it, if you will. For now, just know that it's the britchen type you want! britchen harness works for anything. Plow harness is simpler and can only pull, no britchen straps.
So you need collar + britchen harness for a single horse. You'll have to measure the neck to size the collar. Like someone else said, find your local Amish. There will be a collar maker and a harness maker. Where I am, these are separate Amish businesses.
Get "The Work Horse Handbook" by Lynn Miller! It's the reference on the subject. Lynn Miller writes the Small Farmer's Journal.
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