EP3511291A1 - Belt for a bridle or harness and bridle with such a belt - Google Patents

Abstract

A belt 3 for a bridle or saddle 2 comprises a first end portion 8 forming a first end of the belt 3, and a second end portion 8.1 forming the other end of the belt 3, and a center portion 9 connecting the two end portions 8, 8.1 Center section 9 is provided by a cushion element 7 arranged with respect to its effect on the carcass. The end sections 8, 8.1 each have at least one fastening means 10, 10.1 connected to the upholstery element 7, for example a fastening strap for connecting the strap to another part or to another strap of a bridle, the cushion element 7 being a part of the strap 3 receiving tensile force is.

Description

The invention relates to a strap for a bridle or saddle and a bridle for a riding or draft animal, such as a horse with at least one such belt.

Bridles are used for riding and draft animals, typically horses. Such a bridle comprises a head frame to be attached to the head of the animal, which is composed of individual straps. If desired, different active and / or functional elements, such as, for example, a bridle, a curb, reins, a lunge, a noseband and the like can be connected to the head frame. The straps are adjustable against each other so that the headrest can be adapted to the anatomy of the animal's head. Such a headgear periodically includes a noseband which is passed over the bridge of the nose of the animal. To encompass the animal's head, the noseband is completed with a chinstrap passed around the chin. Held this is formed from noseband and chin strap belt ring by at least one cheek piece on each side of the animal's head. A neckpiece of the headgear is passed over the ears of the animal's head over its neckband and is held in position on either side of the animal's head by a jaw piece. This can, if desired, be supplemented by a throat belt connecting the two cheek pieces. The cheek pieces typically connect the noseband and the chin strap to the crown piece. The straps are connected to each other by buckles for length adjustment to the anatomy of the animal's head. To ensure a secure fit of the headrest of the bridle, this may not sit too loose. On the other hand, especially in the region of the nasal dorsum and the neck band, there are pressure-sensitive points to which horses and other animals can react with different sensitivities. Due to these pressure-sensitive areas, the noseband and the neckpiece should not be over-tightened so as not to exert excessive pressure on the body's pressure-sensitive areas.

In order to try to remedy this situation, since a certain contact pressure is desired in the area of the noseband for the handling of a horse, nose-straps have been used which are equipped with a padding on the side facing the horse's head. The same has been tried with the neck pieces. Such a neck piece is for example off DE 20 2006 019 714 U1 known.

The same problem as described above for certain straps of a bridle is also evident in abdominal straps for securing a saddle or a lunging or vaulting belt to the horse by means of a waist belt.

With such a padded belt, although the pressure point acting on the sensitive areas is padded. However, it would be desirable if a pressure relief of such a belt would be significantly improved as part of the headgear of a bridle.

The invention is therefore based on the object to propose such a belt.

This object is achieved according to the invention by a belt for bridle or saddlery with a first end portion forming a first end of the belt, with a second end portion forming the other end of the belt and with a center portion connecting the two end portions, which center portion is through provided with respect to its effect on the carcass arranged padding element and which end portions each have at least one attached to the cushion member fastening means, such as a fastening strap for connecting the belt to another part or to another belt of a bridle, wherein the cushion member is a tensile force receiving part of the belt is.

This belt is divided in three parts with respect to its longitudinal extent and has at its two ends in each case an end portion and a the two end portions connecting and extending between these center section. The center portion of this belt is provided by a cushioning member. The effective direction of the cushioning element is directed to the animal body, so for example in the direction of the nose of a horse. Thus, the cushioning member is a tensile force receiving part of the belt. Therefore, a tensile stress can be transmitted from one fastening means to the other fastening means only over the central portion of the cushioning member. The cushion element continues at least with its tensile top layer in the end portions of the belt. In another embodiment, the upholstery element is also continued with its padding into the end portions of the belt. At least one attachment means are connected to the padding element in each of these end sections in order to be able to connect the strap with, for example, another strap of a bridle or saddlery. These attachment means may be attachment straps sewn to the padding member in portions corresponding to the end portions of the strap. The fastening straps may be designed as perforated belts in order to be able to fasten a buckle buckle of a further belt thereto. Such a fastening strap can also carry a buckle. The attachment means at the two end portions of the belt can certainly be designed differently. For example, may be connected as a fastening means at the one end portion of the belt, a perforated belt as a fastening strap and at the other end portion of a buckle-bearing fastening strap as fastening means. The attachment means, for example the attachment straps of such a strap, being connected to an end portion of the strap, are separated from each other by the pad element with respect to their tensile force by the center portion of the pad element. In the area of the middle section, therefore, only the cushioning element acts on the carcass, for example on the bridge of the nose of a horse.

The cushioning element forming the central portion is that part of the belt which is guided on or over pressure-sensitive points of the carcass, for example the horse's head in the case of a bridle or around the belly in the case of a harness. In the case of a noseband as part of a Bridle, the middle section extends over the bridge of the nose. Thus, the pleasantly soft pad member acts on the bridge of the nose and not a relatively hard belt, as in prior art bridle head frames, even though it is padded on its side facing the animal's head. Nevertheless, in a padded belt according to the prior art, this pushes through the padding, so that such a belt with respect to its width with unequal pressure against, for example, the bridge of the nose of a horse. The greatest pressure arises despite padding underneath the tensioning belt. The belt according to the invention differs from this in that the fastening means, for example, designed as fastening straps, which are connected to one end section of the belt in each case, typically distribute the tensile force over the entire width of the cushioning element or its middle section. This is used in a preferred embodiment in which the width of the cushioning element is greater than the width of a fastening belt connected thereto. This also allows the possibility that the cushion element in its longitudinal extent has a non-constant width and, for example, the central region may have the greatest width. Such a belt system is very pleasant due to the elastic resilience of the padding element due to its padding for comfort on the animal's head. For the purpose of an effective tensile force distribution over the width of the upholstery element this has at least one tension-resistant layer, which is typically the top layer or top layer. Due to the belt system in the relevant areas of the head with the padding element of the belt, this can even be applied with a certain tension, without this being unpleasant due to the large-scale plant for the animal. With such a belt designed as a noseband of a bridle, aids introduced via the bridle can be transmitted particularly gently and effectively to, for example, a horse.

It is particularly advantageous in the case of this belt that the areal extent of the cushioning element is freely selectable and, in particular, independent of the width of a fastening belt connected thereto, for example, as a fastening means. The upholstery element can over his Longitudinal extent have a constant width. It is also entirely possible that the width varies over the longitudinal extension of such a padding element. In any case, care is taken by the top layer that a tensile force is distributed over the width of the cushion element.

The pad portion of such a belt is preferably made wider in the area where it abuts the head of the animal than in its end portions. In such an embodiment, the applied tensile force distributed over the entire width of the pad portion, so that the pressure acting on the animal head pressure is distributed accordingly and the pressure load per unit area is correspondingly low. Such a configuration is useful in a noseband, wherein the area of the largest width of the cushioning element is located on the bridge of the nose. Towards the ends, the width tapers in such a design of the belt. This is also useful against the background, so that connected to this belt further belt, which is a noseband of the chinstrap, can be connected without a long distance. These two horse-head straps - nose-straps and chin straps - typically have their ends angled at an angle. The interengaging fastener means for connecting these two straps conform to the anatomy of the animal's head between the horse's head tapering towards the mouth in the area where the noseband is to be mounted.

Such a width increase from the end sections to the typically middle section of the center section with its maximum width preferably takes place continuously as the radius of curvature changes. In this way, those areas of a horse's head can be recessed, which are adjacent to the bridge of the nose and should not be pressure-loaded as possible. The formation of the middle section may be asymmetrical with respect to the central longitudinal plane of the belt, so that such a belt, starting from its transverse to its planar extension central longitudinal plane in the direction of the forehead has a greater width than in the direction of the mouth.

The provision of a cushioning element as a belt center piece allows in a special way a training of the same in adaptation to the respective anatomy of the animal's head, in terms of its maximum width, its contour and its padding. The padding may for example be designed such that it is made slightly thicker in certain areas than in other sections of the belt. In this way too, the particularly pressure-sensitive areas of the horse's head located directly next to the bridge of the nose can be omitted by providing a thinner padding.

The cushioning element is significantly wider in its center portion and preferably also in its end portions than a fastening means connected thereto as a fastening strap. In order to be able to distribute the tensile force introduced into the upholstery element by the fastening strap over a shorter distance in the direction of the longitudinal extension of the strap over the entire width of the cushioning element, it is provided in one exemplary embodiment that the connection of the fastening strap to the cushioning element takes place using a tensile force spreading element. In at least one section connected to the cushioning element, this tensile force spreading element is wider than the fastening strap and, in particular, substantially corresponds to the width of the section of the cushioning element extending into the end section. Such Zugkraftspreizelement may for example be a transversely to the fastening belt extending belt piece, which is non-positively connected to the fastening strap and the adjacent pad member sections, for example by corresponding seams. Also possible is an embodiment in which the fastening strap is enlarged in its width at its cushion element-side end section, wherein the maximum width of the fastening strap substantially corresponds to the width of the cushioning element in the end section. In such a configuration then forms this broadening Zugkraftspreizelement.

Such a belt can, as already mentioned, be designed as a noseband. The chin strap cooperating with the noseband may also be a strap of this type. Then there is a force application in the chin of the horse also over a correspondingly large area through the middle section of the chin strap.

In another embodiment, such a belt is part of a split neck piece. Such a neck piece has two such straps which are then spaced from each other to release a portion of the neck band and interconnected by a connecting strap. These neck straps then lie softly with their center section formed by the padding element and distribute the compressive force over a large area even at the rather sensitive places behind the ears of the horse, without this being disturbing for the horse. At the neckband itself then the neck piece is not on.

Such a belt having headrest bridle can be attached fittingly due to the particular force in the horse's head on the horse's head without this would be uncomfortable for the horse, which, however, the handling and work with the horse is significantly improved. About the head frame when working with the horse in the horse's head initiated movements are initiated over a larger area and not only, as in the prior art, quasi-punctiform or linear, which is also more pleasant for the animal and given the help from the horse as well can be better understood.

Such a strap, when used for mounting a saddle or a lunging or vaulting strap, represents the abdominal belt passed around the abdomen of the horse. This waist strap has at least one but typically two spaced cushioning elements. As this is described to the above-described belt as part of a bridle, is interrupted by the interposition of such a cushion member of the belt (waist belt) as such. In such a waist belt, the upholstery elements are, for example, at those points of the stomach of the horse, where there are near-blood arteries. In this respect, such a, two with spaced-apart upholstery elements exhibiting designed as abdominal belt of a saddle harness designed similar to this belt as above to the headpiece is described. The provision of the at least one padding element switched on in the course of the belt or else a plurality of padding elements arranged at a distance allows the abdominal belt to be positioned at least at the sensitive points of the abdomen with a large and, above all, soft bearing surface, so that the introduced pressure is greater over a larger area distributed and thus the compressive force per unit area is significantly reduced. Also in this embodiment, the cushion or the elements are designed to be wider than the one or more connected thereto belt sections as fastening means. Incidentally, these upholstery elements are typically designed in the same way as those described for the bridle.

Fig. 1:

eine schematisierte Darstellung eines Pferdekopfes mit einem als Kopfgestell ausgeführten Zaumzeug mit einem Nasenriemen,

Fig. 2:

der Nasenriemen des Zaumzeuges der Figur 1 in einer Drauf-sicht,

Fig. 3:

eine Teildarstellung eines weiteren Nasenriemens als Teil eines Zaumzeuges,

Fig. 4:

einen Schnitt durch den Nasenriemen entlang der Linie A - B der Figur 3,

Fig. 5:

eine schematische Darstellung des Nasenrückens des Pferdekopfes der Figur 1 aus Richtung des Mauls gesehen mit dem über den Nasenrücken geführten Nasenriemen der Figuren 1 und 2,

Fig. 6:

ein Genickstück gemäß einer ersten Ausgestaltung als Teil eines Zaumzeuges und

Fig. 7:

ein Genickstück gemäß einer weiteren Ausgestaltung als Teil eines Zaumzeuges.

The invention is described below with reference to the attached figures based on embodiments. Show it:

Fig. 1:

a schematic representation of a horse's head with a bridle designed as a headrest with a noseband,

Fig. 2:

the noseband of the bridle the FIG. 1 in a top view,

3:

a partial view of another noseband as part of a bridle,

4:

a section through the noseband along the line A - B of the FIG. 3 .

Fig. 5:

a schematic representation of the nose bridge of the horse's head the FIG. 1 seen from the direction of the mouth with the noseband led over the bridge of the nose FIGS. 1 and 2 .

Fig. 6:

a head piece according to a first embodiment as part of a bridle and

Fig. 7:

a headpiece according to another embodiment as part of a bridle.

On a horse's head 1 a composite of belt head frame is applied as a bridle 2. This in FIG. 1 Bridle 2 shown has a noseband 3, the ends of which are connected to a chinstrap 4. To the noseband 3, a cheek piece 5 is connected to both sides of the horse head 1, which merges into a neck strap 6. The neck strap 6 remains fixed in each case by a throat belt 6.1, which is guided around under the cheekbones of the horse's head 1.

The noseband 3 of the bridle 2 comprises a padding element 7, which is part of the nasal strap 3 to be transferred to the glass. The in FIG. 1 shown noseband 3 is in a plan view of his in FIG. 1 recognizable top in FIG. 2 taken from the horse's head 1, shown as part of the bridle 2. The end portions of the cheek pieces 5, 5.1 connected thereto can be seen.

The noseband 3 can be divided in its longitudinal extension into three sections, namely in two end sections 8, 8.1, which are interconnected by a center section 9. The center portion 9 is provided by the cushioning member 7. The upholstery element 7 extends with one section each into the two end sections 8, 8.1. In the end sections 8, 8.1, a fastening strap 10, 10.1 is connected to the padding element 7; in the illustrated embodiment, these are sewn to the cushion element 7. The fastening straps 10, 10.1 are perforated belts which can be connected to a respective buckle buckle (not shown in the figures) located on the chinstrap 4. The width of the cushioning element 7 is as shown FIG. 2 clearly larger than the width of the fastening straps 10, 10.1. The width of the cushioning element 7 is not constant, but increases in the illustrated embodiment, starting from each of the two end portions 8, 8.1 towards the center of the noseband 3 out. Its maximum width reaches the noseband 3 in the middle of its middle section 9. This is formed by a vertex S on the pointing to the front of the horse's head 1 side. Starting the latitude increase from the end sections 8, 8.1 takes place with decreasing radius of curvature, namely until reaching a turning point of curvature 11, in which the curvature then merges into that through which the apex S is formed. The nose of the horse's head 1 facing contour of the noseband 3 is also curved to form a crest S.1, this crest S.1 is less concise than the relevant contour on the other longitudinal side of the noseband 3. The less concise formation of this crest S.1 stems from the fact that the width of the central portion 9 of the central longitudinal plane M (see FIG. 4 ) is less than on its forehead facing side.

The upholstery element 7 has a tension-resistant top layer 12, which may be made of a woven material, for example of tensile plastic fibers. In the embodiment shown in the figures, the top layer 12 is composed of several components, two components being used in this embodiment. The top layer 12 has a woven outer material 12.1, which is lined with a Kevlar fabric 12.2. Its tensile strength is obtained by the upper layer in this embodiment by the Kevlar fabric 12.2. The top layer 12 is impermeable to water. The fastening straps 10, 10.1 are fastened to the upper layer 12 and thus to the two components forming the upper layer 12 - the outer material 12.1 and the Kevlar fabric 12.2 - by stitching with seams. A tensile force introduced into the padding element 7 via the fastening straps 10, 10. 1 is distributed through the upper layer 12 over the width of the padding element 7. Consequently, a force acting on the noseband 3 tensile force over the entire area in which the crests S, S.1 are distributed, initiated largely uniformly in the nose bridge 13 of the horse's head 1.

To improve this power distribution is in the in FIG. 3 shown noseband 3.1, which is basically constructed as the noseband 3 and thus apply to the relevant versions equally, a Zugkraftspreizelement 14 is provided. This Zugkraftspreizelement 14 is part of the mounting strap 10.2 and represents a pointing towards the center portion of the cushion member 7.1 widening. The largest width of Zugkraftspreizelementes 14 substantially corresponds the width of the cushion element 7.1 in its related end portion. In this way, a tensile force is also improved in the outer edge regions of the vertex S, S.1.

FIG. 4 shows a section through the noseband 3.1 for illustrating the structure of the cushioning element 7.1. The direction of view of the section is in the direction of the vertices S, S.1 out. The top layer 12 is sewn to a coarse mesh pad 15. The pad 15 is soft and breathable. Through the top layer 12 and the pad 15, a pocket is formed, in which an elastic spacer fabric 16 is inserted. The pad 15 summarizes the spacer fabric 16 not only on the underside, but also laterally and is sewn to the top layer 12. The pad 15 is open-pored and therefore breathable. The pad 15 already has a certain padding function, since it has a thickness of a few millimeters in the illustrated embodiment. Thus, the padding in this belt 3.1 - the same applies to the belt 3 - provided by the spacer fabric 16 and the pad 15. Such Distanzgewirke 16 are well known and are sometimes addressed as Abstandgewirk. The fastening strap 10.2 is located on the top of the top layer 12 and is sewn to this or the entire pad section. In the FIG. 4 shown sectional view, with the exception of the Zugkraftspreizelementes 14 recognizable therein also the cross-sectional view also for the noseband 2.

The noseband 3 of the FIGS. 1 and 2 is in use position in a schematized view in FIG. 5 shown. The noseband 3 spans the bridge of the nose 13. By the above-described construction of the cushioning element 7, which forms the central portion 9 of the noseband 3, this lies on a relatively large surface, especially in the longitudinal extent of the nose bridge on this. To the bridge of the nose 13 adjacent and possibly pressure-sensitive head regions are either not touched by the noseband 3 due to its pointing to the forehead and mouth curved design or lie on this with the soft padding 7, wherein even at such locations a force on a large Surface area is such that the pressure per unit area in this regard is significantly reduced compared to conventional noseband.

The chin strap 4 is constructed in the same way as the nose strap 3 has, in the illustrated embodiment, no pronounced broadening in its central region relative to its end portions. Even with the chin strap 4 is how out FIG. 1 recognizable, the padding element significantly wider than the attached attachment strap. The upholstery element of the chinstrap 4 has in the illustrated embodiment a trapezoidal shape as plan geometry. The longer base side of this trapezoidal shape is located on the side facing the horse's neck side of the chinstrap 4. The opposite longitudinal side of the chinstrap 4 is the shorter side. In this way, the unit formed from noseband 3 and chinstrap 4 is adapted in a special way to the conical head shape of a horse's head. The described design of the chinstrap 4 further makes it clear that the inventive concept with regard to its widthwise tension distribution on the width of the belt is also suitable for those belts in which the fastening means, for example the fastening straps, as in the case of the chinstrap 4, are not as in FIG the embodiment of the noseband 3 of the FIG. 2 aligned in the longitudinal direction of the belt, but are arranged at an angle to each other, as is the case with the chin strap 4 due to its trapezoidal shape. The fastening straps of the chinstrap 4 are arranged orthogonal to the inclined narrow sides of the trapezoidal shape and thus are at an angle to each other.

FIG. 6 shows a further embodiment of a belt which is constructed as well as the nose strap 3, 3.1 described above by way of example. At the in FIG. 6 shown belt are two interconnected neck straps 17, 17.1. Each neck strap 17, 17.1 has a cushioning element 18, 18.1 and fastening straps 19, 19.1, 19.2 connected thereto, wherein the fastening strap 19.2 is a connecting strap for connecting the two neck straps 17, 17.1.

The two padding elements 18, 18.1 of the back straps 17, 17.1 are in the area in which the connecting strap 19.2 over the neckband of a Horse head is guided, spaced from each other. The padding is constructed so far in this area that the connection belt 19.2 is not applied to the neck band. The adjoining the neckband on the horse's head padding elements 18, 18.1 distribute the tensile force over a large area. By the two neck straps 17, 17.1 thus a split neck piece 20 is formed.

FIG. 7 shows a further neck piece 20.1, which is basically constructed as the head piece 20 of the FIG. 6 , From this, the neck piece 20.1 differs solely in that at the opposite ends of the connecting belt of the cushion elements not only one fastening strap, but several are arranged.

The top layer 21 of the necktips 20, 20.1 forming the back straps 17, 17.1 is executed at its horse ear facing side in the region of its central portions with a narrower width, thus has a certain sidecut, whereby the top layer 21 receives a kidney shape. By this recess of the top layer 21 in the neck strap 17, 17.1 these are anatomically adapted to the sensitive back of the horse's ear. Since in the illustrated embodiment, the pad 22 is not cut out with the elastic Distanzgewirk enclosed by this, the seam connecting the pad 22 with the upper layer 21 is arranged on the upper side with respect to the padding element 18, 18.1. The horse's ear located in front of the neck strap 17, 17.1 when using the neck pieces 20, 20.1 can therefore move freely without disturbing printed edges. Thus, the embodiment of these neck straps 17, 17.1 shows that with respect to the design of the pad member of such a belt high designerische degrees of freedom are present and yet effective support to the carcass is ensured by such a belt.

The upholstery elements 18, 18.1 of the neck pieces 20, 20.1 are constructed in the same way as those of the nose bands 3, 3.1. Therefore, the relevant explanations regarding the noseband 3.1 also apply to the padding elements 18, 18.1 of the necktie pieces 20, 20.1.

Also in the neck pieces 20, 20.1, the fastening straps 19. 19.1, 19.2 are sewn to the respective top layer 21, as this is also set forth in the embodiments described above. The seams are dashed in FIGS. 6 and 7 indicated.

Instead of an elastic spacer knitted fabric, such a cushioning element can also have a cushioning foam element. However, a knitted fabric is able to distribute the tensile force, which is decisively coupled in via the upper layer, better over the width.

The invention has been described with reference to embodiments. Without departing from the scope of the applicable claims, numerous possibilities arise for a person skilled in the art to implement the invention without this having to be explained in more detail in the context of these statements.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

Horsehead

2

bridle

3, 3.1

noseband

4

chinstrap

5, 5.1

Back piece

6

neck strap

6.1

throatlash

7, 7.1

cushion element

8, 8.1, 8.2

end

9

mid section

10, 10.1, 10.2

fastening straps

11

Curvature turning point

12

topsheet

12.1

outer material

12.2

Kevlar fabric

13

bridge of the nose

14

Zugkraftspreizelement

15

document

16

Distanzgewirke

17, 17.1

neck strap

18, 18.1

cushion element

19, 19.1, 19.2

fastening straps

20, 20.1

headpiece

21

topsheet

22

document

M

Central longitudinal plane

S, p.1

vertex

Claims (15)

Belt for a bridle or saddle (2) comprising a first end portion (8) forming a first end of the belt (3, 3.1; 4; 17, 17.1) with a second end, the other end of the belt (3, 3.1; 4, 17, 17.1) forming an end section (8.1) and having a center section (9) connecting the two end sections (8, 8.1, 8.2), which center section (9) is arranged by a cushion element (7, 7.1, 18) arranged with respect to its effect on the carcass , 18.1) and which end sections (8, 8.1, 8.2) each have at least one attachment means connected to the padding element (7, 7.1, 18, 18.1), for example a fastening strap (10, 10.1, 10.2, 19, 19.1) for connecting the attachment Belt (3, 3.1, 4, 17, 17.1) to another part or to another belt (4) of a bridle (2), the cushioning element (7, 7.1, 18, 18.1) being a part of the belt ( 3, 3.1, 4, 17, 17.1). Belt according to claim 1, characterized in that the upholstery element (7, 7.1; 18, 18.1) forming the center section (9) has a greater width than the at least one end section (8, 8.1, 8.2) of the belt (3, 3.1 ; 4; 17, 17.1) connected fasteners (10, 10.1, 10.2, 19, 19.1). A belt according to claim 2, characterized in that the width of the cushioning element (7, 7.1) forming the center section (9) increases from the end sections (8, 8.1) to a maximum width section located between the end sections. Belt according to Claim 3, characterized in that the maximum width between the end sections (8, 8.1, 8.2) is provided by a peak (S, S.1) of maximum width on at least one of its longitudinal sides and the increase in width is up to a turning point (11) ), which is adjoined by the vertex region (S, S.1), with a non-constant and in the direction of Curvature turning point (11) is made smaller radius of curvature. Belt according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the center section (9) is asymmetrical with respect to its central longitudinal plane (11) by a width formation which is different on both sides. Belt according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that at least one fastening strap (10, 10.1, 10.2, 19, 19.1) is arranged as fastening means at each end section (8, 8.1, 8.2). Belt according to Claim 6, characterized in that the part of the cushion element (7, 7.1, 18, 18.1) associated with the end section (8, 8.1, 8.2) is wider than the fastening strap (10, 10.1, 10.2, 19, 19.1) connected thereto. , Belt according to claim 7, characterized in that the connection of the fastening strap (10.2) to the padding element (7.1) is provided by using a tensile force spreading element (14) through which the tensile force introduced via the fastening strap (10.2) into the padding element (7.1) essentially the entire width of the cushioning element (7.1) in the end portion (8.2) is introduced distributed. Belt according to claim 8, characterized in that the fastening belt (10.2) in its cushion element-side end portion (8.2) has a width which increases in the direction of the center portion Zugkraftspreizabschnitt (14) which is non-positively connected across its width to the cushion member (7.1). Belt according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the upholstery element (7, 7.1, 18, 18.1) consists of a woven tension-resistant top layer (12), an edge so peripherally connected open-mesh pad (15) and one in a from the top layer (12) and the pad (15) formed pocket located elastic Distanzgewirk (16) is formed. Belt according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the belt is designed as a nose or chin strap (3, 4). Belt according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the belt (17, 17.1) is part of one of two such, spaced apart and with a connecting belt (19.2) formed neck piece (20, 20.1). Bridle for a riding or draft animal, such as a horse, characterized in that at least one belt (3, 3.1, 4, 17, 17.1) of the bridle (2) is a belt (3, 3.1, 4, 17, 17.1) after one of claims 1 to 10 is. A bridle according to claim 13, characterized in that the bridle (2) comprises a nose strap (3, 3.1) and a chin strap (4), which two straps are designed as straps (3, 3.1, 4) according to one of claims 1 to 10 , A bridle according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that the bridle comprises a two-belt (17, 17.1) according to any one of claims 1 to 10 formed necktie (20, 20.1), wherein the two belts (17, 17.1) in the region Neck band of the horse spaced from each other and with a connecting belt (19.2) are interconnected.

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