Patent ID: 6516593
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: B68B

Abstract:
A perch-shank device, comprising:a perch having upper, central, and lower portions, said upper portion having a means for attaching at least one of a headstall and a chinstrap, said lower portion configured for direct attachment to a mouthpiece; and a shank having upper and lower portions, said lower portion of said shank having a means for attaching a rein wherein said perch and said shank are continuously formed without any fastening means, and said upper portion of said shank is fixably connected to said perch substantially above a point of said mouthpiece attachment to lower portion of said perch which when said perch-shank device is worn by a horse aid to limit the forward movement of said perch and allow for minimal pulling of the mouthpiece backward and aids in forcing the horse's head toward the horse's chest.