IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS AND APPLIANCES FOR CURBING AND CONTROLLING 'HORSES AND OTHER ANIMALS AND BEASTS OF BURDEN
Year: 1884

page_text: I RICHARD WINDER, of Farningham in the County of Kent do hereby declare
the nature of my Invention for, IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS AND APPLIANCES FOR
CURBING AND CONTROLLING 'HORSES AND OTHER ANIMALS AND BEASTS OF BURDEN
to be as follows:-
:-
The object of my invention is to provide an improved safety appliance for
controlling and curbing runaway horses and other animals and beasts of burden;
such appliance being used for those purposes, and acting independently of the
ordinary bit.
Whereas in my Provisional Specification filed on the 5th day of January 1884
No 797 having a similar object to that of my present application, but carried
out in a different manner; I have described the invention as consisting of a
curved metal band affixed to the bridle, which, band passes over the nose of the
animal, and has two rather sharp edges, which, when pulled by the rider or driver,
press upon the lower part of the bone of the nose, and so quiets the animal, and
brings it under the control of the rider or driver.
I have, however, since found in practice, that the use of a metal band is only
necessary to be applied to animals and beasts of a very wild nature, and that
ordinarily a nose band consisting of leather, webbing, or other pliable or elastic
material or a combination of such materials is sufficiently effective; and my present
invention consists of the application of such last mentioned materials or a com-
bination thereof for such purpose. This nose band is so arranged as to be directly
connected to the reins of the rider or driver, and directly over or upon the nose
bone, where such bone gradually becomes sharp. The control over the animal.
is obtained by pulling the nose band and thus pulling upon the nose bone,
instead of operating upon a bit in the mouth; and the ordinary bit may be entirely
dispensed with.
This Invention also includes the use of any roughening material to act more
sharply upon the front bone where greater force is necessary to bring the animal
into subjection.
The nose bands forming my present invention are fitted in a similar manner to
those described in my former Specification N° 797**.

page_text: I RICHARD WINDER of Farningham in the County of Kent Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS AND APPLIANCES
FOR CURBING AND CONTROLLING HORSES AND OTHER ANIMALS AND BEASTS OF
BURDEN, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:_
The object of my invention is to provide an improved safety appliance for
controlling and curbing runaway horses and other animals and beasts of burden;
such appliance being used for those purposes, and acting independently of the
ordinary Bit.
Whereas in my Specifications filed in connection with Letters Patent 5th January
1884 N° 797, having a similar object to that of my present application, but carried
out in a different manner; I have described the invention as consisting of a curved
metal band affixed to the Bridle, which band passes over the nose of the Animal,
and has two rather sharp edges, which, when pulled by the Rider or Driver, press
upon the lower part of the Bone of the Nose, and so quiets the Animal, and brings
it under the control of the Rider or Driver.
I have however, since found in practice, that the use of a Metal Band is only
necessary to be applied to animals and beasts of a very wild nature, and that
ordinarily a Nose Band consisting of Leather, webbing, or other pliable or elastic
material, or a combination of such materials, is sufficiently effective; and my present
invention consists of the application of such last mentioned materials or a com-
bination thereof for such purpose. This Nose Band is so arranged as to be directly
connected to the reins of the Rider or Driver, and directly over or upon the Nose
Bone, where such Bone gradually becomes sharp. The control over the Animal is
obtained by pulling the Nose Band and thus exercising sufficient pressure upon the
Nose Bone instead of operating upon a Bit in the Mouth; and the ordinary bit
may be entirely dispensed with.
This Invention also includes the use of any roughening material to act more
sharply upon the front bone where the greater force is necessary to bring the
Animal into subjection.
The Nose Bands forming my present invention are fitted in a similar manner to
those described in my former Specification No 7978.
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
1. The Manufacture and use of a curved nose Band consisting of Leather, Webbing,
or other pliable or elastic material, or a combination of such materials to which the
reins are attached, and acting independently of the ordinary Bit, substantially as
and for the purpose described.
2. The method of and means and appliances for obtaining control over runaway
horses and other beasts of burden substantially as hereinbefore described.
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