Horse's drenching bit (154a)

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Horse's drenching bit

Horse's drenching bit

Name/Title

Horse's drenching bit (154a)

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.1111

Description

A rectangular metal instrument attached to a leather strap. One side of the rectangle is a pipe which has an opening at one end (see right-hand side of the image). A small funnel was put into the opening and then liquid medicine could be poured (see illustration). The head of the horse was to be held above the level of it's windpipe to avoid choking.

Cataloged By

Felix Lam

Category

Horse Welfare and Farriers
Animal Husbandry

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

154a

Dimensions

Height

220 mm

Width

165 mm

Weight

1,034 g

Dimension Notes

Width of 'bit' at bottom 200 mm; circumference of the bit 70 mm; circumference of frame 35 mm; length of strap 1090 mm

Material

Metal, Leather

Location

* Untyped Location

WW upper

Condition

Overall Condition

Good