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Thanks to our comrades at the Society of the Military Horse, LRG-AF researchers have become aware that the Google search engine is now capable of providing details regarding a treasure-trove of US patents. Armed with that knowledge, we began investigating the concept of equine related inventions circa 1865 to 1950.
We found some incredibly unusual creations at the top of the
list !
What was instantly apparent was the fact that we had
inadvertently stumbled upon a visual chamber of equine curiosities, one
where men attempted to correct and even duplicate horses via a long list of
thankfully now extinct machines.
What you will find below are some of the most outrageous
examples from this search. By clicking on the "Download PDF" button, you will
be able to print off the illustrations and fact sheets, none of which run more
than three or four pages.
Yet what these machines demonstrate is how man has been trying
to correct, dominate or imitate the horse via the misuse of the science lab
and the machine shop.
The spirit of invention is alive and well in the 21st century: here is an interesting article about a British woman who has invented a harness to help solo horse-people to load difficult horses.
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