Improvements in Cruppers for Restraining Horses or other such like Animals from Kicking or Bucking.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Dec., 1895-Accepted, 18th Jan., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cruppers for Restraining Horses or other such
like Animals from Kicking or Bucking.
I, HENRY CAVE of Rangiora Canterbury in the Colony of New Zealand, Butcher,
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 restrain horses or other such like animals from
kicking or bucking.
.By its application to kicking or bucking horses, or other such like animals, they
a prevented from drawing down their tails between their legs, and thus restrained
from kicking or bucking as they otherwise would.
My invention consists in forming on or attaching to the crupper a projecting-rest
or support for the tail, so that when the crupper is placed in position, the said-rest
or support effectually prevents the tail from being drawn down by the animal, and
therefore restrains it from kicking or bucking and also prevents it when in harness
from having the power to grip the reins with its tail.
My invention will be readily understood by reference to the annexed drawings
wherein :-
Fig. 1 represents a side view of a crupper showing the projecting rest or support
for the animal's tail.
Fig. 2 represents a back view of same.
Fig. 3 represents a view showing the crupper, having the projecting rest or
support in position on a horse.
Fig. 4 represents another view showing the crupper having the projecting rest
or support in position on a horse, and also showing an inverted rein attached to
the said rest or support as hereafter described.
Fig. 5 represents a back view of a crupper having beads or rollers thereon.
Similar letters refer to similar parts in all figures.
A is the crupper. B is the projecting rest or support, for the animal's tail,
which may be formed of any desired number of parts, and of varying forms or
shapes either supported on the underside or suspended on the upper side.
C (Fig. 4.) is the inverted rein connected to the said rest or support for the
tail, and thence passing through a ring or other suitable contrivance on top of the
breeching and back to the driver, thus absolute control of both the head and tail
of the animal may be obtained.
The crupper and rest or support may be constructed in one as shown, or in
sectional parts connected together, and may also be constructed of metal, leather,
or any other flexible material such as vulcanite, ebonite, rubber, &c. &c.
The crupper may be easily attached to or detached from the crupper strap by
means of buckles as shown. The crupper and rest or support for the tail may
also be made either hollow or solid, cast, moulded, or otherwise and the flexible
material may be of such a nature as to be inflated as may become necessary, to
form the requisite rest or support, by compressed air, water, or any other suitable
liquid or gas (at the discretion of the person applying it).
The said crupper and rest or support for the tail may also (if desired) have
beads or balls D Fig. 5. of varying forms and sizes strung or threaded thereon so
as to roll or turn upon the said crupper and rest or support, in order to
prevent the part or parts bearing upon the animal from causing friction or
rritation.

page_text: The said crupper and rest or support for the tail may in some cases combine
the advantage and serve the purpose, of a crupper and what is known as a kicking
strap.
The rest or support for the tail may be so constructed and arranged that it may
be attached to cruppers in ordinary use and when not required may be removed at
will.
It may also be so arranged as to work upon joints, hinges, or such like means, or
be adjusted by screws pins, rivets, springs or other suitable contrivances in order
to form the requisite support for the animal's tail.
The said crupper and rest or support for the animal's tail will be beneficial
when used on mares when in season, a great protection to horse breakers, when
handling vicious and obstinate animals, of great service when the bot fly and
other stinging insects are troublesome a protection to life and property and
generally an indispensible requisite in controlling horses or other such like
animals.
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 :-
In
cruppers for horses or other such like animals :-
A projecting rest or support for the animal's tail formed on or attached to the
crupper substantially as and for the purposes herein described and illustrated in
the annexed drawings.
Dated this 23rd day of Ontohar AD 1805
HENRY CAVE..