IMPROVE- MENTS IN HOPPLES FOR HORSES TO PREVENT KICKING
Year: 1884

page_text: I RICHARD WRIGHT of High Lodge Richmond in the County of York Farmer
and Horse Breeder do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN HOPPLES FOR HORSES TO PREVENT KICKING" to be as follows:-
The object of the Invention is to provide a safety hopple to be put on to mares
to prevent their kicking to injure a stallion while covering.
The hopple is formed of two steel or iron spring hooks to be passed back
between the two hind legs and made to catch each leg in the fetlock joint. The
forward end of the stem of each hook is made to hook on to the end of a chain
cord or strap which is to be passed between the animal's fore legs and attached by
a hook or buckle or other suitable fastening to a strap or collar placed around the
animal's neck. By forming a hopple in the above manner the mare's feet have not
to be lifted up either when the hopple is being put on or taken off.
Dated this 4th dow of Anil 1004
CARPMAEL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I RICHARD WRIGHT of High Lodge Richmond in the County of York, Farmer
and Horse Breeder, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN HOPPLES FOR HORSES TO PREVENT KICKING" 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 the Invention is to provide a safety hopple to be put on to mares
to prevent their kicking to injure a stallion while covering.
The hopple is formed of two steel or iron spring hooks to be passed back
between the two hind legs and made to catch each leg in the fetlock joint. The
- forward end of the stem of each hook is made to hook on to the end of a chain
cord or strap which is to be passed between the animals fore legs and attached by
a hook or buckle or other suitable fastening to a strap or collar placed around the
animals neck. By forming a hopple in the above manner the mare's feet have not
to be lifted up either when the hopple is being put on or taken off.
In the Drawings hereunto annexed I have shown the manner in which I prefer
to carry out my Invention.
Figure-1-shews-a-separate-view-of-one-of-the-hooks_which_are_to_catch_the_legs_
at the fetlock joints and Figure 2 shows a horse with the hopple upon it.
Each hook of the hopple is formed with its point bent outwards as shown to
facilitate its being placed on to the horses leg and is also so formed that it will
yield somewhat and spring open when being put on and then close again so that
the horse cannot free its leg from the hook. The hook is also as shown padded
over and covered with leather so as to avoid injury to the horse-At the end of
the stem of the hook is an eye to allow of its being caught by a hook a as shown
This
at Figure 2 which hook also catches into a ring at the end of a strap b.
strap is carried forward between the horses front legs and its forward end is
hooked on to a hook c carried by a collar which is placed on to the horses neck.
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 construction of hopples for horses of two hooks to catch over the fetlock
joint of the hind legs and be secured to a chain cord or strap to pass between the
animals fore legs and be secured to a collar or strap placed around the animals neck
substantially as described.
CARPMAEL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.