Patent ID: 7377090

Claim:
A facial protection apparatus for a face of a horse comprising: a protective pad extending in a longitudinal direction between opposed first and second ends, the pad comprising: a bridge portion at the first end of the pad which is elongate in the longitudinal direction and which is arranged to span at least a portion of a bridge of the face of the horse; a brow portion extending in the longitudinal direction from the bridge portion towards the second end of the pad, the brow portion being arranged to span a portion of the face of the horse above eyes of the horse; and an ear portion extending in the longitudinal direction from the brow portion towards the second end of the pad, the ear portion being arranged to span between ears of the horse; and strapping arranged to secure the pad against the face of the horse such that facial cheeks and eyes of the horse remain uncovered and a view from each of the eyes of the horse remains substantially unobstructed; the brow portion includes opposed side edges which are stepped to increase width of the brow portion in relation to the bridge portion in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction at an eyebrow area of the horse; the strapping being arranged to support the brow portion to span over the eyebrow area of the horse such that an orbital region of the horse is substantially covered by the brow portion.