Patent ID: 6098384
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: B68B

Abstract:
For use in combination with the leather rein of a horse attached at opposite ends to the headstall of a horse bridle and having a buckle intermediate its length for selectively parting the rein, a safety insert comprising:a tongue having a length at least an order of magnitude shorter than the length of the rein, one end of said insert tongue being suitable for buckling to the buckle of a horse rein in a conventional manner and the other end of said insert tongue having a buckle suitable for buckling to the free end of a horse rein in a conventional manner,said insert tongue buckle being made of a material frangible under a predetermined tension so that the application of said predetermined tension to a rein into which said insert is buckled will result in the separation of the rein without damage to the rein thereby reducing the risk of injury to the rider.