| 摘要 |
A bosal device for restraining a horse against rearing his head and gapping. The device includes an elongated resilient bosal ring for encircling the horse's nose and having arcuate inwardly bowed upper side portions which bear on the regions of intersection of the upper lip levetator muscles, cheek straps for attaching the sides of the ring to the brow band-throat latch loop of the bridle head stall, and a hold-down member for attaching the lower end of the ring to the saddle girt in a manner such that when the horse raises his head above normal riding position, the hold-down member pulls on the ring to press the arcuate ring portions against the muscle intersection regions. When the horse's head occupies normal riding position, the lower section of the ring swings to a forward position under the lower jaw such that when gapping, the lower jaw forces the ring downwardly, thereby again causing pressure of the arcuate ring portions against the muscle intersection regions. This pressure produces a slight discomfort which inhibits the head rearing and gapping without bruising.
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