windsucking, or Biting the Manger.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Oct., 1886.
Complete Left, 7th July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 16th Aug., 1887.
windsucking, or Biting the Manger.
I MATTHEW BEAUMONT PARRINGTON of Holborough near Rochester in the County
of Kent Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a muzzle for horses to prevent them from
cribbing, windsucking or biting the manger.
The muzzle is made as follows:-
A band is made to fit round the nose of the horse. Two metal bars each bent into
a U form pass forwards and encircle the front of the nose-one bar horizontally the
other vertically. The vertical one passes from the top of the band directly down the
nose between the nostrils in front of the mouth and back to the band below the throat.
The horizontal one passes from one side of the band around and in front of the mouth
and back to the other side of the band.
In the two side cheeks of this bar are a series of holes through any one or
other of which a small steel rod may be passed from the cheek on one side to the
cheek on the other and through the horses mouth-this prevents the horse from
getting his nose to the bottom of the muzzle. The steel rod can be shifted higher or
Tower upon the side bars or cheeks to accomodate any sized horse, it should also be
made as small as possible, as the horse can then eat hay and drink with perfect ease
and comfort.
With a muzzle of this kind properly put on the horse cannot touch anything with
his teeth or lips and consequently can neither crib nor windsuck. It also prevents
vicious horses from biting when being dressed or destroying the sides of their stall or
other parts they may be able to reach with their teeth as many do.
These muzzles can be made to fasten on to the headstalls in fact with forehead
strap and throat lash they are headstalls of themselves.
Dated this 7th day of October 1886

page_text: Windsucking, or Biting the Manger.
I, MATTHEW BEAUMONT PARRINGTON of Holborough near Rochester in the County
of Kent, Gentleman 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 :—
The object of this invention is to provide a muzzle for horses to prevent them from
cribbing, windsucking or biting the manger.
The muzzle made according to this invention is shewn in the drawing hereunto
annexed.
passes
A is a band of leather or it might be of metal made to fit round the nose of the
horse. Two metal bars B, C each bent into a U form pass forwards and encircle the
front of the nose one bar B horizontally the other C vertically. The vertical bar C
passes from the top of the band directly down the nose between the nostrils in front
of the mouth and back to the band below the throat. The horizontal bar B
from one side of the band around and in front of the mouth and back to the other
side of the band. The bars are joined where they cross by a screw nut D so that at
any time the whole can be taken to pieces for co venience in packing. Extra bars E
are made as shewn in the drawing to fix in on the underneath side in cases wherever
it is found necessary.
In the two side cheeks of the horizontal bar B are a series of holes F through any
one or other of which a small steel rod G may be passed from the cheek on one side
to the check on the other and through the horses mouth-this prevents the horse
from getting his nose to the bottom of the muzzle. The steel rod can be shifted
higher or lower upon the side bars or cheeks to accommodate any sized horse, it should
also be made as small as possible, as the horse can then eat hay and drink with perfect
ease and comfort.
With a muzzle of this kind properly put on the horse cannot touch anything with
his teeth or lips and consequently can neither crib nor windsuck. It also prevents
vicious horses from biting when being dressed or destroying the sides of their stall or
other parts they may be able to reach with their teeth as many do.
These muzzles are usually made to fasten on to the headstalls but when provided
with forehead strap H and throat lash I as shewn in the drawing they are headstalls
of themselves.
Sometimes I cover the whole muzzle with leather to prevent the horse eating his
bed thereby making it answer the purpose of the ordinary muzzle now used.

page_text: 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 construction of a muzzle for horses with a rod G extending from one side
to the other to pass through the horses mouth and prevent the horse from getting his
nose to the bottom of the muzzle.
2. The construction of muzzles for horses substantially as hereinbefore described
and illustrated in the drawing annexed.
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