Walter_Sobchak Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 A while back I was browsing through google patents for information on weird old patents of tanks and weapons. Somehow I ended up looking at a patent from 1890 for a "horse shield." Basically, it's a device to keep a Stallion from masturbating. I had no idea people were concerned with horse masturbation back then, but I guess they were. In fact, there were several patents for similar devices. Its funny how human beings take their own weird ideas on what is acceptable behavior and then try to force them upon the animals they live with. Donward and AdmiralTheisman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 My guess is it was invented by Kellogg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Refractory period? If you're breeding horses, you don't want your stallion rubbing one out before he has to meet one of the mares. Even though I was the president of my high school FFA club and had a dad who was a useless horse racing addict, I'll admit that this is not a problem that I'm overly familiar with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxn Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 My wife has mentioned that one of the more unpleasant aspects of horse ownership is sheath cleaning. That, along with detailed descriptions of the use of phantom mare and an explanation for why mares in season need to have their tails tied back, makes me think that it's probably a good thing that parents generally don't know much about horses when they send their little diddums to riding school. As for the invention, maybe it's to prevent unwanted mounting when teasing a mare? It's still fucking stupid, but at least that's a use. Donward 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priory_of_Sion Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 I was expecting a shield for Calvary horses against arrows, spears, or bullets. Jeeps_Guns_Tanks and Mogensthegreat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted February 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 I was expecting a shield for Calvary horses against arrows, spears, or bullets. That's what i was trying to find when I stumbled upon this on google patents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priory_of_Sion Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 That's what i was trying to find when I stumbled upon this on google patents. Well lucky you that you found this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xthetenth Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Victorian and Edwardian people spent a truly worrying amount of time feverishly wondering about how reprehensible and horrible everybody else's sexuality is, I'm not too suprised. We got some fine myths about depraved Romans from them too. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the moral panic stuff sold to people looking for smut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 For people that spent their time worrying about reprehensible behavior, the Victorians sure did have a lot of kids, hmmm? Personally, I feel modern revisionists have given the Victorians a bad rap. For a people who didn't have a lot to go on, they sure did build a lot of neat things, ended a lot of bad things and left us a lot of good literature, artwork and architecture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xthetenth Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 For the record, Victorian smut is filthy (and screwed up to modern sensibilities in a good few ways, some of which are considered pretty non-negotiable across wide demographic stretches, like incest). They made some great advancements and some cool things but we still have a pretty significantly cancerous cultural legacy from them because there's a lot of "traditional" behavior and thought that stripped away a lot of older safety valves for various groups and behaviors they didn't like. I can't help but think the time was pretty cool though, with it being back when a single person could really push the boundaries of science and technology and make something that caused a huge change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 some of which are considered pretty non-negotiable across wide demographic stretches, like incest). Collimatrix: not part of wide demographic stretches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oedipus Wreckx-n-Effect Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 I believe you all are overthinking tgis device. This device looks to be designed with the intention of limiting a stallion's ability to breed. You see, we never had such a problem, because we kept our stallions in their own pen, away from the mares when we did not want to encourage breeding. However, back in the day, where land and material may have been at a premium, this appears to be a much cheaper option for assuring a proper breeding schedule. But yeah, sure, tell yourself its an anti-masturbatory device and giggle at the apparant sexual repression of a past culture. Project project project away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xlucine Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 This invention relates to new and useful improvements in horse-shields designed to prevent stallions from abusing themselves; Sounds like an anti wank device to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oedipus Wreckx-n-Effect Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Well, I would look up the implications, but I dont want that search history. Suffice.to say that in all my time raising and breeding horses, it was never an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 I've seen weirder patents. Who would have known that there were OB-GYN Bond villains? Walter_Sobchak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 We've come a long way from horse shields when it comes to inventions for Man's Second Best Friend. Since even nails do come out of horse shoes, I'm a bit skeptical how the polymer can stand up to the impact of a horse running on it. But the idea seems neat. Also, I wonder how this can be used in thoroughbred horse racing and whether it would be considered legal and can it improve a horse's performance in a race? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 TIL Horses get the Herpes, it acts as a deadly respiratory disease, and is transmitted via eye and nose secretions. And it's here in Washington state! https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/eastside/7-horses-euthanized-after-deadly-herpes-outbreak-in-woodinville/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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