Patent ID: RE44516

Claim:
A perch-shank device, comprising: a perch having upper, central, and lower portions, said upper portion perch having a single means for attaching at least one of a headstall and a chinstrap, wherein said single means is disposed on said upper portion, said lower portion immovably fixably and configured for direct attachment to a mouthpiece , said mouthpiece having a central axis ; and a shank having upper and lower portions, said lower portion of said shank having a means for attaching a rein wherein said perch and said shank are integrally continuously formed without any fastening means, and said upper portion of said shank having an arch, said arch includes uppermost end surface and a lowermost end surface wherein said lowermost end surface which extends substantially perpendicular above the mouthpiece and is fixably connected to said perch substantially above a point of said mouthpiece attachment to lower portion of said perch proximate midway between said mouthpiece and said means for attaching which when said perch-shank device is worn by a horse said upper portion of said perch extends lateral to a bridge of the horse's nose and said lower portion of said shank is disposed substantially below said point of said mouthpiece attachment aid to limit the forward movement of said perch and allow for minimal pulling of the mouthpiece backward and aids in forcing the horse's head toward the horse's chest.