Year: 1888

page_text: 1, DAVID PETRIE, of Cairnieshill, Arbroath, in the County of Forfar, North
Britain, Coachman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to a Gag Martingale for horses and other animals to act as a
check on pulling horses and to horses addicted to star gazing and the Invention is
applicable to horses in saddle or in harness.
In accordance with my Invention, the gag is constructed on the principle of the
running noose which causes the horse's under jaw to be firmly pressed upon when the
gag is in action.
The parts consist essentially of a Martingale strap which is secured to the girth in
the ordinary way but the other extremity of the Martingale is split into two straps
which are supported and held in position, crossing each other over the horses nose,
by a strap buckled to the top of a head strap and formed with a loop at the horse's nose,
the two crossed straps aforesaid being passed through the said loop and the ends of
the said cross straps being attached to small rings at each side of the horse's jaw and
between the said rings a gagging portion consisting of two leather pieces uniting from
the said rings to a larger ring common to both and through which ring the Martin-
gale strap runs freely.
When the gag is in action the said ring is pressed up firmly against the horse's jaw
by the tightening up of the noose when the horse jerks up his head; the Martingale
strap however immediately slackening the grip of the noose as the borse discontinues
pulling thus giving the horse instant relief and thereby tending to discourage the
horse from the actions which it is required to prevent.
The Invention has also a beneficial effect upon horses which have a tendency to
shying or rearing.

page_text: I, DAVID PETRIE of Cairnieshill Arbroath, in the County of Forfar, North Britain,
Coachman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
This Invention relates to a gag martingale for horses and other animals, to act as a
check in pulling horses, and to horses addicted to star gazing; and the Invention is
applicable to horses in saddle or in harness.
In accordance with my invention the gag is constructed on the principle of the
running noose, which causes the horse's under jaw to be firmly pressed upon, when
the gag is in action.
As shewn in the annexed Drawings the parts consist essentially of a martingale
strap A, which is secured to the girth in the ordinary way, but the other extremity of
the martingale is split into two straps A', and A', which are supported and held in
position crossing each other over the horses' nose by a strap B, buckled to the top of
a head strap and formed with a loop b, at the horses nose; the two crossed straps
aforesaid being passed through the said loop and the ends of the said cross straps
being attached to small rings 61, at each side of the horses jaw, and between the said
rings a gagging portion, consisting of two leather pieces uniting from the said rings
to a larger ring C, common to both, and through which ring the martingale strap
runs freely.
When the gag is in action the said ring C, is pressed up firmly against the horses
jaw by the tightening up of the noose when the horse jerks up his head; the Martin-
gale strap however immediately slackening the grip of the noose as the horse
discontinues pulling, thus giving the horse instant relief and thereby tending to
discourage the horse from the actions, which it is required to prevent.
For riding and hunting purposes, a pair of reins (used instead of the martingale
part) are passed through a ring in the breast-plate and run up to the riders hands.
The Invention has also a beneficial effect upon horses which have a tendency to
shying or rearing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is,-
The arrangement and construction of parts constituting a check or control, or what
call a Gag Martingale, substantially as hereinbefore described and shewn in
the accompanying Drawings.
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