Bitless bridle for governing horses and other animals

A bitless bridle for controlling and restraining an animal through a pair of reins connectable thereto, said bitless bridle comprising:

• a harness assembly for attachment to the head of the animal and including a first elongated strap extending over the poll area and behind the ears and downward along the head of the animal;
• a second elongated strap for applying direct pressure to regions of special acuity located at a poll area and behind the ears of the animal, said second elongated strap extending parallel to but moving independent relative to said first elongated strap to transmit pressure to the regions of special acuity when rearward tension is applied to at least one of the pair of reins;
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• a detachable sleeve for attachment to said second elongated strap, said sleeve being provided with a plurality of protuberances for applying pressure to the regions of special acuity when rearward tension is applied to at least one of the reins.

A bridle assembly for controlling and restraining an animal through a pair of reins connectable thereto, said bitless bridle comprising:

• a harness assembly for attachment to the head of the animal and including a first elongated strap extending over the head and behind the ears and downward along the head of the animal;
• a second elongated strap for applying direct pressure to regions of special acuity located at a poll area and behind the ears of the animal, the second elongated strap extending parallel to said first elongated strap to transmit the pressure to the regions of special acuity when rearward tension is applied to at least one of the pair of reins;
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• a restraining mechanism for restraining said first elongated strap and said second elongated strap to a position proximate to the poll area and behind the ears of the animal, said restraining means including a first pair of loops through which said first elongated strap extends for engaging in relative movement during adjustment and a second pair of loops through which said second elongated strap extends for engaging in essentially free longitudinal movement relative to said harness assembly and independent of said first elongated strap when rearward tension is applied to at least one of the reins,
• wherein said restraining mechanism is fixed relative to said harness assembly to allow free longitudinal movement of said second elongated strap relative to said harness assembly and independent of said first elongated strap when rearward tension is applied to at least one of the reins.