Patent ID: 7946255

Claim:
An anti-cribbing collar mountable on a horse, said collar comprising: an elongate rigid member supported on said collar and defining first and second opposed ends and a longitudinal axis, said rigid member further defining longitudinally extending uppermost and lowermost boundaries, said lowermost boundary projecting beyond said uppermost boundary at each said ends; at least one elongate flexible support member having a front edge and a rear edge, said collar having a circumferential length and being adapted to encircle a portion of the horse wherein said at least one flexible support member defines a majority of said circumferential length; and wherein said rigid member is positionable proximate a lower jaw depression and throat of the horse with said longitudinal axis extending in a generally front-to-back direction with respect to the horse when said collar is mounted on the horse and wherein said at least one flexible support member extends laterally outwardly with respect to said longitudinal axis proximate an intermediate longitudinal location on said rigid member and said first end of said rigid member projects forwardly of said front edge of said at least one flexible support member proximate said rigid member and said second end of said rigid member projects rearwardly of said rear edge of said at least one flexible support member proximate said rigid member whereby, when in use, the collar is designed to prevent cribbing.