US67837A - Improvement in bbidle-eeins - Google Patents

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.Be it known that W. D. ANDREWS', ofthe city, cpunty, and State of New York,l have invented a newA and improved'Combi-nation Bridle and Reine; and I lo herebyvdcclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification,-inavliieh;

Figures l and 2 show the head of-ahorse provid-edv with my improved combination bridle and reins,rtogether with the ordinary head-stall` bliuders, and bit,but in the one iiguteavith the horses head in its natural position or at a state ofrest, and in the other with the head thrown lor drawn `up by the action ofthe safety-reins Yin my improved combination.

The object of this invention is to produce sucha combination of bridleand reins, in the harnesses to-horses more particularly, as to secure asafe drivingr'an'd riding of horses, and their more etlcctual andrperfect control.

A, in the drawings, represents't-be 4ordinary driving-reins attached to the bit BV and carried back through the martingale and terret rings to lthe carriage in the'usual manner. `E, the aurri'liary safety-reins, each rein of which isusnally made in two parts and united by afbuckle at e. These reins are attached to thebit B and carried back through the eyes, loops, or pulleysf, at the rear end of reins F, and from thence to the terret-ring to the carriage, either independently or 'encased within and werking freely through the driving-reins The reins F 'are attached tot-he bit B in theusual manner, and carried up and across the horses nose, over his-head, through eyes, loops, or pulleys b ailixed to the top of the head-stall ashort distance above and from the ear, terminating in loops, eyes, or pulleysf a short distancebehiud the ear. These'loops, eyes, or pulleysf, as the case may be, are secured to the reins F by. buckles, so that they can be adapted to horsesA heads of different sizes. In lieu of carrying the reins F across the nose and over the lead they may be carried directly up from the bit u-pon the sideof theihead, through suitable eyes,- loops,`or pulleys secured vto the sides of the headstall just below the ear, but I prefer thc crossing ot' the said reins F over the horses nose, as was first described, as by it the horses head is placed in a. position where he has the least power of resistance. lFor the use ot' equestrians the rensF may be made considerably longer than the length hereinabove described,'sc that their loops fwill'reach to a point about halt` way betweenthe ear and themartingale-rings, and in that casethe'safetyreins E are carried from the loopf toand through marting'ale-ringm and thence-to the drivers hand. In lieu of forming a loop on lines F, atf, make the -line E witha loop at or forward of pointf, through which I eurry line Fandl extend itthence back to the riders hand. The same arrangements used for riding may also be used. for driving, if preferred, their elects being'nearly identical.` For a more neat appearance ofthe harness it is best to enclose the safcty-reinsrwithiu theordinary driving-reins, they entering them at a -point just forward oi `the terretrings and issuing frornthem at a point near the drivers hand, but for convenience of detaching it is better to make them independent of' each other, connecting them together-temporarily at or near the drivers hand, so that the pressure maybe readily und quickly transferredV from one tothe other. 4For convenience in handling and using the safety-reins they are to `be Aprovided with aseries of loops, through those of which, in the proper position, one or morehgers may be inserted when driving, so that exertiuga slight pressure'it will cause them to act as a check to'lceep the horses vheadvin any desired position 'and upon any sudden emergency enable the pressure to be quickly transferred frourthe driving to the safety-reins. If desired to have a fixed check, a bearing-rein may be attached to the saf"ety-reins E at points just back of lcopsf, by buckles `or otherwise, and used in the ordinary manner-,but as I deem the-fixed bearing-rein to be notlonly unnecessary but detrimental, I use only a very loo'se check, attached as stated above, on which no bearing is permitted while the horse is travelling, its use being merely to control the horses head when stopping suieiently to prevent' the entanglement of his feet with the reins, the rubbing'and injuring ofthe bridle, harness,ietc. In the use of my improved combination ofbridle and reins hereinabove described,the person driving tak-es the ordinary driving-reins in hand and works them in the usual manner, while at the same time he inserts one or more fingers into one of the loops on each of the safety-reins, so that should he wish to use them as a eheckhe exerts sailicient pressure upon them to raisethe horses head to the desired position. It" the horse be a confirmed puller, or from unusual spirits, fright,l or other cause exerts an unpleasant pressure upon the driving-remmer shows symptoms of kicking, the driver, by then transferring the pressure to and by a direct pull onthe'safetyreins, can raise bit upward in the horses nfouth toward the loopsfwith a force just equal to.that applied lby him, as by the indirect pull communicated from reins E to reins F, through the interposition of the loop or pulley f, theV bit is raised in the mouth and made to press against the upper jaw with aforce double that applied by the driver, and thus will raise and bring'ithe nose and head of the horse' to a position somewhat similar to that shown in fig. 2 ofthe drawings. With the head of the horse in the position above stated the muscles of the neck aref'to a considerable extent rendered powerless, and thus the horse unable to exert any considerable pressure upon the bit to that produced bythe pressure upon the safety-reins. The horse can neither kick,"back, nor go forward except at the drivers option, thus bringing him to a complete and perfect state of control and subjection, while at the same time no impediment is o'ered to his breathing, which is the case when the-head is drawn toward the body, as withvthe use of the ordinary driving-reins, and to a greater or less extent-with many of the styles of safetyreins now in common use. My improved safety-reins can be used for guiding the horse with the same or, greater facility than the ordinary driving-reina'nnd as the pressure of them is transferred mainly to the upper jaw a new bearing. is produced in the mouth, which of itself will in many cases prevent a horse from pullingg. and by my intention, if a horse is in the habit of pulling on one rein, as the pressureto guide him is exerted at both ends of the bit at the same time, the bit. is thus kept square inthe mouth, which, being a change of action, will often effect a cure. In double harnesses the two auxiliary or safety-reins on each horse are united inone over the base of the horsos neck, and from thene carried back to the drivers hand either independently or through the long double rim in the same manner as in the single reins, the safety-reins in double harnesses only being used for checking and stopping the horses, their guidance being entirely secured with the ordinary driving-reins. I Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The safety, riding, or driving-reins E, whether the same be made separately from or are enclosed and more freely within and through the ordinary driving-reins or whether with or without the check-rein attached, as described, when the lsaid reins are combined with, arranged, and -attached to the reins E in the manner and arranged so as to operate as described and for the purposes specified. l

WM. D. ANDREWS.

Witnesses:

WM. F. McNAMARA, ALBERT W. BROWN.

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