Patent ID: 7845150

Claim:
A horse halter comprising: (a) a nose band; (b) a chin strap; (c) a hitching strap; (d) a jaw strap; (e) a throat strap; (f) two cheek straps; (g) a poll strap; (h) first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh knots; and (i) first and second sliding loops; wherein the entire halter is comprised of three pieces of rope and contains no hardware; wherein the first two pieces of rope form the nose band and hitching strap; wherein the third piece of rope forms the poll strap, throat strap, jaw strap and cheek straps; wherein a portion of the nose band lies across the top of the horse's nose, and portions of the nose band come together under the horse's chin at the fourth knot to form the hitching strap; wherein the fourth knot prevents the second sliding loop from sliding downward beyond the fourth knot; wherein the second sliding loop wraps around the portions of the nose band that are underneath the horse's chin; wherein the second sliding loop is located at a first end of the jaw strap; wherein a second end of the jaw strap culminates in the fifth knot directly underneath the horse's throat; wherein the second sliding loop is formed by the third knot; wherein the third knot is located directly underneath the first knot in each cheek strap; wherein at the fifth knot, the piece of rope that comprises the jaw strap divides into two strands, with one strand forming the throat strap on one side of the horse's throat and the other strand forming the throat strap on the other side of the horse's throat; wherein the throat straps join the cheek straps at the sixth knot; wherein the throat strap, cheek strap and poll strap come together at the sixth knot on either side of the horse's head; wherein the poll strap extends upward from the sixth knot on one side of the horse's head, around the poll area of the horse, and downward to the sixth knot on the other side of the horse's head; wherein at the sixth knot, the piece of rope that comprises the poll strap divides into two strands, with one strand forming the cheek strap; wherein one end of the cheek strap culminates in the first knot, and the other end of the cheek strap culminates in the sixth knot; wherein the first sliding loop extends around the nose band above the second knot and adjacent to the first knot; wherein the second knot prevents the first sliding loop from sliding downward on the nose band; wherein the first sliding loop maintains the cheek straps in a position that is roughly parallel to the horse's jaw by sliding upward on the nose band above the second knot when a lead rope attached to the hitching strap is pulled downward; wherein the piece of rope that forms the poll strap, throat strap, jaw strap and cheek straps comprises two ends, and wherein the poll strap comprise the seventh knot that ties together the two ends of the piece of rope that forms the poll strap, throat strap, jaw strap and cheek straps; and wherein the seventh knot can be untied to fit the halter on a horse.