US 4,004,403 AGranted

Equine training aid balancer

OwnerWoodrow Henry, IIinventor

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Abstract

A training aid which is especially adapted to the equine body for the purpose of developing, in training, suppleness, flexion, balance and impulsion. The essential details comprise a combination upright check rein stanchion and yoke, which is disposed rearwardly adjacent the shoulders and withers of the equine and includes flexible crupper extension, stabilizing and connecting the stanchion to the equine quarters. The stanchion and yoke are adapted to secure plural check reins at one end, said check reins respectively being adapted to engage the single bit portion and the curb portion of a double or full bridle. The anchors of the stanchion are vertically adjustable for the snaffle check rein and associated normal bridle reins and the anchors of the yoke extension provide for adjustable disposition of the curb check rein, relative to the shoulders and withers of the equine. The invention is especially adapted to longeing or driving of the equine.

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Dependent claims

An equine training aid adapted to the equine body and having coactive relationship to a conventional double bridle, said bridle having snaffle and curb bits and reins therefor, comprising in combination therewith:

A. a check rein stanchion and yoke, disposable rearwardly adjacent the shoulders of the equine, said stanchion having plural bores disposed in vertical alignment on opposite fore and aft positions of the stanchion and said stanchion bearing opposed fore and hind check anchors, said anchors engaging the stanchion by means of set screws in vertically adjustable relation thereto and means for removably securing the stanchion and yoke to said equine;
B. a snaffle bit check rein controllably connecting the snaffle bit of the bridle to the fore check anchor of the stanchion;
C. at least two yoke rings at least one thereof upon the yoke on either side of the equine, to join the curb bit check reins from an anchor end thereof to the curb bit;
D. a flexible crupper extension for connection of the stanchion to the equine quarters;
the hind check anchor and locking pin thereof retains the crupper extension to stabilize the stanchion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.