Patent ID: 8001750

Claim:
A hackamore for guiding an animal, the hackamore comprising: a control plate comprising a rein attachment end disposed opposite a free end, the rein attachment end having a rein attachment member; a lateral member connected at an angle to a side of the control plate proximal the free end, wherein the lateral member is substantially free of an attachment member; a noseband attachment member disposed in approximately a longitudinal center of the control plate between the rein attachment end and the free end; a noseband coupled to the noseband attachment member, the coupling between the noseband and the noseband attachment member facilitating rotation of the control plate along a plane substantially parallel to an animal's lower jaw; and a second lateral member and a control plate retention strap, the second lateral member connected at an angle to a side of the control plate opposite the lateral member, the control plate having control plate retention strap attachment member positioned between the lateral member and the second lateral member and proximate the free end of the control plate, the control plate retention strap attached to the control plate retention strap attachment member.