Patent ID: 6158389
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
An exercise system for conditioning a moving animal comprising:elevated monorail defining a permitted path of movement;restraining assembly, slidably carried by said monorail for providing a restraining force, said restraining assembly comprising,restraining device, slidably carried by said monorail for controllably moving said restraining assembly along said monorail,trolley boom, fixedly attached to said restraining device and extending outward from said monorail, andtrolley, slidably carried by said trolley boom for locating said restraining force along said trolley boom;harness assembly for applying said restraining force to an animal moving along said path, said harness assembly comprising,tether connected to said trolley and terminating with a tether connector for conveying said restraining force,pivotable boom connecting said tether connector for conveying said restraining force,animal harness for restraining said animal moving along said path, andpivot assembly mounted an said animal harness and connected to said pivotable boom for transferring said restraining force from said boom to said animal harness; andcontrol means for varying said restraining force and selectably locating said trolley along said trolley boom to provide a regulated restraining force generally aligned behind said animal.