Patent ID: 7707809

Claim:
A choke prevention attachment for temporary attachment to a horse for locking the position of the horse's head when the horse is running, comprising: a rigid, thin, plate having a lower portion shaped to overlap and engage against the forward portion of a horse's neck beneath the junction of the horse's head and neck, and an integral upper plate extending at an obtuse angle upwardly and forwardly of the lower plate for fitting beneath, and engaging the horse's jaw; an elongated, narrow resilient pad is mounted to the upper plate portion in a position to snugly fit into the intermandibulary space of the horse's jaw and extending generally forwardly of the horse's head from the rear of the jaw, from the junction between the horse's jaw and neck, towards the forward portion of the jaw; manually adjustable straps are connected to the attachment and shaped for firmly fastening the attachment to the horse's head; whereby the horse's head is temporarily locked in an upper position, preventing downward tilting of the head towards the neck by the horse, and preventing side-to-side movement of the head, for thereby resisting blockage of the nasopharynx, by the dorsal portion of the horse's tongue, while the horse is vigorously moving and breathing heavily.