Patent ID: 8448415

Claim:
A halter for an animal having a head and a nose, said halter comprising: a headstall strap permanently formed into a continuous loop, said headstall strap configured to fit over said animal's head, said headstall strap comprising a right side, a left side, a top, a bottom, a front and a rear, said headstall strap passing through a lead attachment ring; a throat latch attached to said headstall strap for securing said halter to said animal's head, said throat latch comprising a right throat latch strap, a left throat latch strap, a throat latch buckle and a plurality of holes, said right throat latch strap comprising a first end and a second end, said left throat latch strap comprising a first end and a second end, said holes located near said second end of said left throat latch strap, said first end of said left throat latch strap is fixedly attached to said left side of said headstall strap, said throat latch buckle is attached to said second end of said right throat latch strap, said first end of said right throat latch strap is fixedly attached to said right side of said headstall strap, said holes in said left throat latch strap are configured for adjustable engagement with said throat latch buckle; a nose band configured to fit around said animal's nose, said nose band comprising a front nose band, and a rear nose band, said rear nose band comprising a right side and a left side, said right side comprising a right side loop, said left side comprising a left side loop, said right side loop configured for slideable engagement with said right side of said headstall strap, said left side loop configured for slideable engagement with said left side of said headstall strap; and two hanger straps comprising a right side hanger strap and a left side hanger strap, each of said right side and left side hanger straps comprising an upper hanger strap, a lower hanger strap, a hanger strap buckle and a plurality of holes, each upper hanger strap comprising a first end and a second end, each lower hanger strap comprising a first end and a second end, each upper hanger strap fitted with said plurality of holes therethrough located near said second end of said upper hanger strap, said first end of each upper hanger strap is fixedly attached to said headstall strap, said second end of each lower hanger strap is fixedly attached to said nose band, said first end of each lower hanger strap is attached to one of said hanger strap buckles, each hanger strap buckle configured for adjustable engagement with said holes in said upper hanger strap, wherein one of said hanger straps is located on said right side of said halter, and one of said hanger straps is located on said left side of said halter.