Animal training apparatus
OwnerSteven K. Huffmaninventor
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Abstract
Animal training apparatus particularly useful in the training of cutting horses to cut a cow or calf from a herd. The apparatus includes a pneumatic tube, preferably annular, mounted at a selected height above the ground by support members. The tube is provided internally with a piston which is reciprocally moveable at a desired speed and direction by compressed air fed into and removed from air ports in the tube by an air compressor. A wheeled carriage, mounted on the exterior surface of the tube, carries a second magnet, magnetically coupled to the first magnet of the piston, for movement of the carriage in concert with the piston. An artificial cow or calf downwardly depends from the carriage, serving as a stimulus for training of the horse.
Claims17
Training apparatus for animals, comprising:
- an elongated pneumatic tube provided with an air port for receiving air and a second air port for releasing air in and from said tube;
- tube support means for holding said tube at a selected height above ground level;
- a piston mounted within said tube for reciprocal movement therein, said piston provided with a first magnet;
- air injection means for injecting compressed air into said tube through a desired air port for movement of said piston along the length of said tube;
- control means for controlling air flow to and from said air ports for selected movement of said piston within said tube;
- carriage means mounted on an exterior surface of said tube for reciprocal movement thereon, said carriage means provided with second magnet means in magnetic engagement with said first magnet of said piston for movement of said carriage means together with the movement of said piston;
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- an animal image connected to said carriage for movement therewith for animal training.
Cow cutting training apparatus for horses, comprising:
- an elongated pneumatic tube, arcuate in construction and circular in cross-section, said tube provided with an air port for receiving air and a second air port for releasing air in and from said tube;
- tube support means for holding said tube at a selected height above ground level;
- a piston mounted within said tube for reciprocal movement therein, said piston provided with a first magnet;
- air injection means for injecting compressed air into said tube through a desired air port for movement of said piston along the length of said tube;
- control means for controlling air flow to and from said air ports for selected movement of said piston within said tube;
- carriage means mounted on an exterior surface of said tube for reciprocal movement thereon, said carriage means provided with a framework having one or more wheels for tracking on an exterior surface of said tube and said carriage means provided with second magnet means in magnetic engagement with said first magnet of said piston for movement of said carriage means together with the movement of said piston;
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- a bovine image connected to said carriage for movement therewith for cow cutting training of a horse.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.