CONTROULING RUN AWAY OR FIERY HORSES AND OTHER 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 CONTROULING RUN AWAY OR FIERY HORSES
AND OTHER BEASTS OF BURDEN to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object to bring horses and other beasts of burden
under perfect controul of the rider or driver in the following manner. I affix to
the bridle a curved metal band which passes over the nose of the animal: this band
has two rather sharp edges; so that when pulled by the rider or driver it presses
upon the lower part of the bone at the nose and so quiets the animal and leaves
him under the controul of the rider or driver.
That the Invention may be the better understood I annex a Drawing with the
following explanation.
Fig. 1. Shews a side view of a horse's head with the metal band upon it, and
.a. Shews the metal band which in the front part against the nose is hollow in
shape so as to form two outside cutting edges to stop the animal when pulled at by
the rider or driver. b. Shews a slot cut out of the metal on each side, in which the
bridle or headstall is buckled or otherwise fixed. .c. Shews a ring of which there
are two (one on each side) in which the reins are fastened. .d. Shews a leather
strap in two parts, one part with a buckle the other part with an end pierced with
holes to work in the buckle: the other end of each part is stitched to the metal.
band; thus forming a cheek strap to prevent the metal band rising on the animal's
head when pulled at, especially if the animal when so pulled raises its head into a
horizontal position.
Fig. 2. Shews a side view of the metal band, sectional at .a.
Fig. 3. Shews a plan of the metal band and strap .d.
A bit in the mouth of the animal is not at all necessary when the above
described metal band is used.
If preferred the whole of the metal band can be covered with leather to make it
look like an ordinary bridle.
The letters apply to the same parts in Figs. 1. 2. and 3.

page_text: I RICHARD WINDER, of Farningham, in the County of Kent, Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of my Invention for "CONTROLLING RUN AWAY OR FIERY
HORSES AND OTHER 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 this Invention is to bring horses, and other beasts of burden, under
perfect control of the rider or driver.
I affix to the bridle a curved inetal band which passes over the nose of the
animal this band has two rather sharp edges, and when this band is pulled by the
rider or driver it presses upon the lower part of the bone at the nose, and thereby
quiets the animal, and brings him under the control of the rider or driver.
And in order that my said Invention may be better understood, reference is
hereby made to the accompanying Drawings, in which similar letters of reference
indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is a side view of a portion of a horse's head with the metal band in
position upon it: a is the metal band, which in the front part against the nose is
hollow in shape so as to form two outside cutting edges to stop the animal when
pulled at by the rider or driver. b is a slot cut out of the metal on each side, in
which the bridle or headstall is buckled, or otherwise fixed. c is a ring of which
there are two, (one on each side) in which the reins are fastened. d is a leather
strap, in two parts, one part with an end pierced with holes to work in the buckle:
the other end of each part is fastened to the metal band: thus forming a cheek
strap to prevent the metal band rising on the animal's head when pulled at;
especially if the animal when so pulled raises its head into a horizontal position.
Fig. 2 is a side view of the metal band shown sectional at a.
Fig. 3 is a plan view of the metal band and strap d.
A bit in the mouth of the animal may be dispensed with when the above
described metal band is used.
If preferred the whole of the metal band may be covered with leather, to make
it look like an ordinary bridle.
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 application of a curved metal band having sharp, or moderately sharp
edges, at a Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the Drawings 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 herein before described and
shown on the Drawings.
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