Patent ID: 7340874

Claim:
A halter for horses comprising: a) a crown strap having a round ring at each of its opposite ends, first means for adjusting the length of said crown strap mounted onto said crown strap, b) a throatlatch strap having first and second ends, said throatlatch strap being permanently joined at said first end with one of said round rings, c) second means mounted onto said second end of throatlatch strap for selectively detaching said second end of said throatlatch strap to the other of said rings, d) a pair of cheek straps having rearward and forward ends, said cheek straps being joined to said round rings at their rearward ends, e) a pair of slotted rings, each said slotted ring having a bottom slot, a top slot and a middle slot, each said slotted ring being joined at said middle slot to said forward end of one of said cheek straps, f) a chin strap assembly joined at each of its opposite ends with said bottom slot of one of said slotted rings, g) a connecting strap having rearward and forward ends, said connecting strap slidably associated at said rearward end of said connecting strap with said throatlatch strap, h) third means mounted onto said forward end of said connecting strap for slidably associating said forward end of said connecting strap with said chinstrap assembly, i) a noseband strap assembly detachably joined at each of its opposite ends with said top slot of one of said slotted rings, said noseband strap assembly comprising a top strap, a bottom strap, said top and bottom straps having opposite ends and being joined together in a lengthwise manner, fourth means mounted at said opposite ends of said top strap for detachably associating the ends of said top strap with the ends of said bottom strap thereby forming a releasable loop, said fourth means being held between the lengths of said top and said bottom strap, said bottom strap being sufficiently greater in length than said top strap to form said releasable loop, said bottom strap having a plurality of holes to receive said fourth means mounted on the opposite ends of said top strap, whereby a halter having a noseband strap that can be detached wholly or in part from the slotted rings of the halter, stays positioned at approximately right angles to said cheek straps on a horse's nose and presents a smooth surface that is free of protrusions or metal parts that come into contact with a horse's nose is provided.