The object of the present invention is to provide a novel ergonomic bridle for equines which provides improved ergonomy, optimizing the anatomic adaptability, providing physical benefits, relieving the cervical movements, the ears, the facial muscles in general and also increasing the visual range.

This novel ergonomic bridle for equines has particular application in the equestrian sector, where, due to the circumstances, it is necessary to provide a bridle with said characteristics.

Up to now, there exists one single traditional system for supporting the bits of equines.

The existing traditional design generates various problems which have been hitherto unresolved: hindering the rear vision of the equines, they exert increased pressure in the cervical, trachea and throat areas.

Is known the patent WO2008/004938 which describes cheekpieces but in this application the cheekpieces, called crescents, have a completely different design. They are curved like a half moon in order to stay far away from the eyes and give the maximum vision radius. This fundamental characteristic along with its rigidity and the elimination of buckles follow opposite criteria to that of conventional bridles and the one compared here. Never until today there were bridles that incorporate cheekspieces of completely rigid pieces that maintain a curved and permanent shape. This invention is the first to deflect the cheekpieces below the center of the cheek and away from the eyes on each side of the face without flexible movement or displacements in its entirety, accompanying the trajectory of the lower jaw and avoiding leaning on the premolar line or the facial crest

The Freedom Bridle, as presented at the Equitana Fair in March 2015, is an ergonomic bridle for equines according to the preamble of claim 1.

In the prior art, no ergonomic bridle for equines is found having the technical characteristics which are described in the present patent for an invention.

An ergonomic bridle for equines according to the invention is defined in claim 1. Ergonomic bridle for equines, essentially composed of a band, said band being formed in turn by lateral pieces in the shape of crescents which connected by means of any joining element to an upper bridge and a frontal bridge.

The crescents, which incorporate, at the ends thereof, a belt for the joining to the bit are provided connected to the lateral pieces and by means of any joining element.

A nasal band which is connected to a throatband, said throatband being formed by two curved belts which in use are joined to each other at the area of the lower maxilla of the equine.

The present invention provides the following advantages:

• The band of the bridle gives movement to the ears of the animal by releasing the sixteen muscles which move them, such that the normal development of one of the most important senses of the equine, which is hearing, is achieved which complements the vision which with this new bridle increases the rear and perimetrical perception.
• The curved and rigid pieces, due to the particular form thereof are distanced from the eyes, giving a free movement, avoiding the normal discomforts, allowing it to be located in a more comfortable area for the equine, eliminating the hindering sensation in the near peripheral vision and the pressure of the facial nerves.

This novel ergonomic bridle for equines is regulatable in different positions.

In order to complement the description and with the aim of aiding a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, a series of figures accompany the present specification as an integral part of the same, in which the following is represented in an illustrative and non-limiting manner:

• Figure 1: exploded view of the elements which form the ergonomic bridle for equines.
• Figure 2: lateral perspective view of an exemplary use of the ergonomic bridle for equines.

As is possible to observe in the attached figures, the ergonomic bridle for equines is composed of a band (1), said band being formed in turn by lateral pieces (2) connected by means of any joining element to the upper bridge (3) and frontal bridge (4).

The crescents (5), which incorporate, at the ends thereof, a belt (6) for the joining to the bit (7) are provided connected to the lateral pieces (2) and by means of any joining element.

A nasal band (8) which is connected to a throatband (9), said throatband being formed by two curved belts (10) which are joined to each other at the area of the lower maxilla of the equine.

With the nature of the present invention as well as a form of putting it into practice having been sufficiently described, it should be added that said invention can undergo variations in form and materials, provided said alterations do not vary the characteristics which are claimed below.