An Improved Device for Compelling Horses to Lie Down.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Nov., 1898
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Date of Application, 5th Nov., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 23th July, 1899 — Accepted, 20th
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Device for Compelling Horses to Lie Down.
I, ERNST GRAF WURMBRAND-STUPPACH, Junior, of 39, Jaquingasse, Vienna III,
in the Empire of Austria, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:
This invention relates to a device, by means of which horses, which will not
lie down of themselves, can be compelled to do so.
The essential feature of the invention is, that a ring or rings are fixed to a
girth, strapped round the body of the horse and prevented in the usual manner
from displacement in a forward direction by straps, and that through the said
ring or rings a strap is drawn, one end of which is fastened to the halter. If
now the other end of the strap is pulled forward, the effect will be that first
of all the head of the horse is forced against its breast and that ultimately the
horse will lie down as has been proved by numerous experiments.
The straps and rings are of course arranged upon the left side as well as upon
the right side of the girth.
The higher the rings are located on the girth, the more energetic will be the
effect obtained by pulling the strap; it will therefore in many cases be preferable
to arrange several rings at different heights on the girth and to thus adjust the
strap to a suitable ring according to requirement namely according to the
resistance offered by the animal, so that the highest rings will be employed to
subdue the highest degree of resistance on the part of the animal.
Dated this 5th day of November 1898
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
An Improved Device for Compelling Horses to Lie Down.
I, ERNST GRAF WURMBRAND-STUPPACH, Junior, of 39, Jaquingasse, Vienna III,
in the Empire of Austria, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:―
This invention relates to a device, by means of which horses, which will not
lie down of themselves, can be compelled to do so.
The essential feature of the invention as illustrated in the accompanying draw-
ing consists in that rings A¹ are fixed to a girth A, strapped round the body of
the horse and prevented in the usual manner from displacement in a forward
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page_text: direction by straps BC D, and that through the said ring or rings a strap F is
drawn, one end of which is fastened to the halter E. If now the other end of the
stray F is pulled forward, the effect will be that first of all the head of the horse
is forced against its breast and that ultimately the horse will lie down as has been
proved by numerous experiments.
The straps F and rings A¹ are of course arranged upon the left side as well as
upon the right side of the girth.
The higher the rings A' are located on the girth A, the more energetic will be
the effect obtained by pulling the strap F; it will therefore in many cases be
preferable to arrange several rings at different heights on the girth and to thus
adjust the strap F to a suitable ring according to requirement namely according
to the resistance offered by the animal, so that the highest rings will be employed
to subdue the highest degree of resistance on the part of the animal.
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:-
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A device for compelling horses to lie down, the characteristic feature being
that rings or ears (A) are fixed to a girth (A) buckled round the body of the
animal and prevented from displacing itself in forward direction, and that through
each two corresponding rings or ears, arranged upon either side of the girth, a
strap F is drawn, one end of which is fastened to the halter E, the effect of
the device being, that by pulling the other end of the strap (F) forward, the
head of the animal is forced against its chest, and the animal thus caused to
lie down.
Dated this with doss of T.... 1900
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.