Restraints
There are many ways of restraining animals. Before farmers had good fencing, they used pokes or checks to stop cows, sheep and horses from getting through a fence or field row. Inside a barn, cows were chained to a post or had their head placed through a stanchion. A cow bell was not a restraint, but rather a way for a farmer to find where a cow had got to.
Cows could be restrained when they were in the barn by using wooden stanchions. This is a three part stanchion. 2013.135 D000303
A wooden horse poke to prevent a horse from getting through a fence. The leather strap goes round the horse's neck. The bar in the front is hinged to allow the horse to graze. 2013.38.1
Medium sized poke for a young animal. 2013.43.1
This leather collar was placed around a cow's neck and attached to a post by a metal chain. 2013.138 D00306.1
An Iron chain and hooks on ends to prevent cow from kicking when she is being milked. 2013.150.1
Wooden stanchion suspended by a chain. 2013.106.2
Solid poke for a cow or oxen. Bent wood arch with rod sticking out of the front. The animal can graze but can't get through a fence. 2013.37.1
Home made twitch or nose twister for a horse. Made of a cut off handle with a loop of rope put through a hole in the bottom. Used to calm horses. The loop was placed around the horse's nose and twisted. 2013.36 D01151
Oblong shaped cowbell with a round gong suspended inside. This would have been place in a collar around a cow's neck so one could find out where the cow was. 2013.99.1
Metal loop with open end and tightening bolt through middle for putting in a bull's nose. One would attach a chain to the ring. 2013.152.1
Chain collar for keeping a cow in a stall. Attached to wall by end. Locked by a loop through chain link. 2013.158.1
A metal bar is mounted on the wall with two chains with collars for holding livestock. 2013.137 D00306
Metal stanchion used for restraining a cow suspended by a chain. 2013.107.1
These square wooden collars know as checks (pokes) were put on sheep or lambs to prevent them from going through holes in fences. Made of four pieces of wood in a square two of which can be removed to place the check around the animals neck. 2013.16 D00955.2
Wooden restraint or check put round a sheep's neck to prevent it from going through holes in a fence. 2013.18 D00966.5