Equine control system

A control device for an equine, comprising:

• a hood adapted to be positioned over a head of the equine, the hood having a pair of eye openings to accommodate the equine's eyes;
• at least one retractable cup member, the at least one retractable cup member mounted at least partially about the eye openings of the hood;
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• an activation device mounted on said hood to be activated by a rider of the equine as the rider is mounted on the equine to move the at least one retractable cup member between a non-activated state and an activated state;
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• a controller for determining a state of activation of the at least one retractable cup member;
• wherein when the at least one retractable cup member is in the non-activated state the at least one retractable cup member does not substantially restrict the field of vision of the equine and when the retractable cup member is in the activated state the retractable cup member moves to partially restrict the field of vision of the equine and wherein the controller is configured to detect and record when the activation device has been activated by the rider.