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A device mounted above a cow in its stall for causing the animal to move rearwardly by applying pressure to its shoulders when the animal arches its back for the purpose of defecating or urinating. By moving rearwardly, the animal\s droppings will be deposited in the stall\s gutter. The device inclu

A device mounted above a cow in its stall for causing the animal to move rearwardly by applying pressure to its shoulders when the animal arches its back for the purpose of defecating or urinating. By moving rearwardly, the animal\s droppings will be deposited in the stall\s gutter. The device includes a pair of spaced rod members interconnected by a connecting rod. One of the rod members has an integral elongated bar at its lower end situated horizontally above the animal\s shoulders and extends normal to the stall\s length. The connecting rod includes pivot shafts on each end with each supporting a pair of knob-controlled mating clutch members for manually effecting their release and binding engagement. Manual control of the clutch members permits the rod members and connecting rod to readily located the elongated bar in any desired position.

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An articulated training structure for disposition above a domestic animal secured in a stall, comprising: a first rod member adapted to project outwardly from an integral mounting base; a second rod member spaced from and disposed to project generally downwardly in the same vertical plane as the fir

An articulated training structure for disposition above a domestic animal secured in a stall, comprising: a first rod member adapted to project outwardly from an integral mounting base; a second rod member spaced from and disposed to project generally downwardly in the same vertical plane as the first rod member; an elongated connecting rod secured by a first pivot means at one of its ends, to the outer end of the first rod member, and secured by a second pivot means at its other end, to a first end of the second rod member, whereby the connecting rod extends through the space between the first rod member and the second rod member; the second rod member having an integral elongated bar at its second end for disposition horizontally above the animal\s back and normal to the length of the stall, with the point of integration of the elongated bar with the second rod member being substantially intermediate the opposite ends of the elongated bar; and each of the pivot means comprising a pair of mating clutch members carried on a horizontally disposed pivot shaft, with knob means on each shaft for selectively manually causing the clutch members to bindingly engage such that the second rod member and the connecting rod can be selectively reoriented through the same vertical plane and releasably locked in predetermined relative angular disposition where the bar is at a level lower than the second pivot means.