Improvements in and in connection with Horse Clothing, Specially Applicable for the Prevention of Injury to Recumbent Animals.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 6th June, 1891-Accepted, 11th July, 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and in connection with Horse Clothing, Specially
Applicable for the Prevention of Injury to Recumbent Animals.
I, THOMAS HARRY CANDLE of "The Riding School" Chelston Torquay
Riding Master 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 has for its object, the protection, more particularly of the elbow
joints of horses and like animals when lying down. For this purpose I affix on the
inner side of the ordinary horse cloth or sheet, two or more curved flaps. These
flaps are attached near the lower edge of the cloth in such a position that when the
cloth is strapped on the animal, one flap is situated immediately behind each of its
fore legs. At the extremity of each flap, a buckle or other fastening is affixed.
The wider part of the flap is padded and lined with felt, soft leather or other suitable
material, & preferably quilted where required.
When the horse cloth or sheet is adjusted on the animal the flaps are fastened to
a strap or straps affixed to any part of the front or breast of the cloth, or to one of
the buckles thereon, the flaps being drawn round the animals legs meeting the
strap or straps between them thus bringing the padded or quilted portions of the
flaps so as to form a protection for the elbows of the animal when lying down.
For the better illustration of this my invention I have hereunto annexed a sheet
of drawings in which
Fig. 1. represents one side of a horse cloth to which my protecting pads have
been attached one being shown at A, sewn or otherwise affixed to the cloth at B
from which it hangs loosely. The strap C is shown attached to the buckle D, for
fastening the ordinary breast strap, but if found more convenient it may be affixed
to any portion of the front of the horse cloth. The strap C, is for affixing the
flap A, to which it is attached by means of the buckle E, when the flap A, is adjusted
round the leg of the animal.
Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the outer side of the pad A (Fig. 1), and a
small portion of the cloth to which it is attached, the padded or quilted portion
being shown at F.
Fig. 3, shows the reverse side of Fig. 2. and also another form of fastening G,
that may be used in lieu of a buckle shown at E (Figs. 1 & 2), in which case the
strap is simply passed through the loop & buckled where required, a crossbar or
other suitable stop being placed on the strap to prevent it passing too far through
the loop. The flaps may be fastened by other methods if found more convenient.
By the use of this my invention, the animal's elbow joints are protected, and corns
are prevented.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
The construction and use of flaps or similar attachments, affixed to horse clothing
as and for the purpose, herein set forth, described, and illustrated.
Dated this 6th day of June 1891.
GRAHAM & GRAHAM,
Agents for Applicant.