Anment for Bris
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 30th Oct., 1896-Accepted, 5th Dec., 1896
We WALTER FARN of Newnham Daventry in the County of Northampton
Stud Groom and TOM URQUHART CLARKE of 28 Regent Street Leamington in
the County of Warwick Saddler do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
Our invention has for its object an attachment to bridles by which means pulling
horses can be more easily controlled without in any way torturing or chafing them
as is generally the case with fittings such as gags severe bits &c. while at the same
time our invention is very simple and can readily be attached and detached to or
from the bridle as may be required.
In carrying our invention into effect we provide a cross strap or support which
is attachable at each side by straps and buckles or other suitable means to the
cheeks or top rings of the bit and passes round the lower jaw of the horse.
Upon this support a pad is formed which extends some distance up at right
angles to the support and which is shaped to fit the gullet of the horse's head so
that upon any pulling against the rein taking place by the horse the pad is pressed
against the gullet with the desired effect of preventing further pulling.
The cross support and back of pad may be formed of stiff leather metal or other
suitable material while the pad is provided with a thick cushion of any soft
material such as felt india rubber or other such substance.
The attachment may be applied to any bridoon or ordinary form of bit but is
especially applicable to curb bits.
Dated this 25th day of January 1896.
WALTER FARN.
TOM URQUHART CLARKE.
An Attachment for Bridles.
We WALTER FARN of Newnham Daventry in the County of Northampton
Stud Groom and TOM URQUHART CLARKE of 28 Regent Street Leamington in
the County of Warwick Saddler 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:-
Our invention has for its object an attachment to bridles by which means pulling
horses can be more easily controlled without in any way torturing or chafing them
as is generally the case with fittings such as gags, severe bits etc. while at the same
time our invention is very simple and can readily be attached and detached to or
from the bridle as may be required.
In carrying our invention into effect we provide a cross strap or support which
is attachable at each side by straps and buckles or other suitable means to the

page_text: cheeks or top rings of the bit and passes round the lower jaw of the horse. Upon
this support a pad is formed which extends some distance up at right angles to the
support and which is shaped to fit the gullet of the horses head so that upon any
pulling against the rein taking place by the horse the pad is pressed against the
gullet with the desired effect of preventing further pulling. The cross support
and back of pad may be formed of stiff leather metal or other suitable material
while the pad is provided with a thick cushion of any soft material such as felt
india rubber or other soft substance. The attachment may be applied to any
bridoon or ordinary form of bit but is especially applicable to curb bits.
In order that our invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practise we have appended hereto a sheet of drawings upon which we have
fully illustrated the nature of our said invention and the manner of carrying the
same into effect.
Figure 1 is a view of a horses head with bridle H and having our improved curb
arrangement attached to the bit E. The position of the bit being as when the
horse is about to pull.
Figure 2 is an enlarged back view of the attachment looking down at it.
Figure 3 is a similar view to Figure 2 but shewing the reverse side of the
device.
Figure 4 is a section through the pad at 1-2.
Figure 5 is a similar section to Figure 4 but shewing the pad in position against
the gullet.
Referring to the drawings the pad A is mounted on the cross strap or other
support B which is provided with the end straps 6' and buckles 62 by which it can
be strapped on to the top rings e of the bit E on each side with the pad A in
position to press against the sides of the gullet J of the horses jaw as shewn by
Figure 1. The end straps b' are provided with a series of buckle holes which are
numbered on each side to ensure the pad A being attached in a perfect central
position so that upon any pulling against the rein F taking place by the horse the
pad A is pressed against the gullet J as shewn in Figure 5 with the result that any
further pulling is obviated. The cross support B and back a' of pad are shewn of
stiff leather although we do not confine ourselves to this particular material while
the pad A is provided with an internal cushion of any moderately soft material
such as felt rubber or other soft substance & is preferably covered with leather as
here shewn. We may vary the shape material and construction of the various
parts without departing from the nature of our said invention and we may provide
a loop at bottom of pad A which would embrace the lip strap of the bridle & assist
in keeping the pad in position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
1. A new curb for bridles consisting of the pad A with means for attachment to
the bridle by which the pull on the rein presses the said pad against the gullet J
substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth & shewn.
Dated this 29th day of October 1896.
WALTER FARN.
T. U. CLARKE.