Patent ID: 7418810

Claim:
An equine halter for controlling the behavior of an equine, the halter comprising: a noseband for being attached to the equine intermediate the equine's nose and eyes; a headband having: an upper surface; a lower surface in opposed relation to the upper surface; a left through opening for receiving the equine's left ear therethrough; a right through opening sufficiently spaced from the left through opening to receive the equine's right ear therethrough; a central headband portion defined between the left and right through openings with the lower surface of the central headband portion positioned adjacent the top of the equine's head; a left cheek strap positioned adjacent the equine's left cheek and connected to the noseband; and a right cheek band positioned adjacent the equine's right cheek and connected to the noseband; a left line attached adjacent the lower surface of the headband and having opposed first and second ends, the first end of the left line having a hoop positioned substantially concentrically about the left through opening of the headband; and a right line attached adjacent the lower surface of the headband and having opposed first and second ends, the first end of the right line having a hoop positioned substantially concentrically about the right through opening of the headband; wherein movement of the left and right lines downwardly toward the equine's head causes the lines to apply behavior controlling pressure to areas adjacent the equine's ears.