Mechanical Hackamore - History

History

The mechanical hackamore may be a relatively modern invention. In the United States, a device with shanks and a noseband, called a "hackamore bit" was mentioned in at least one western riding-based horse training book by the late 1930s. Early patent applications were filed in 1940 for a "Hackamore bit" and a "leverage hackamore bridle". Additional patent applications were filed during the 1940s, and a significant increase in patent applications for various mechanical hackamore designs occurred from the 1950s forward. Descriptions of the mechanical hackamore appeared in general interest books on horses during that decade.

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