Horse brake

This article explains the heraldic term, the device itself see nose brake , the insect see horse brake

Horse brake in the coat of arms of Ense

The in heraldry Ross brake , even horsefly , even Pferdeprame or Pferdepramme mentioned equipment Twitch used for taming of horses, particularly in shoeing. Tightening straps or chains slightly squeezes the horse 's upper lip. The bruising of the upper lip leads to the release of endorphins in the horse's brain and thus to the suppression of pain stimuli .

The horse brake has found its way into many coats of arms . She is represented as a common figure in heraldry in the possible tingings , with black, gold and silver predominating. The heraldic image is popular in the coat of arms of the Westphalian heraldry . Heraldists derive it from the activity of the stud manager of a prince or from these dynasties of the coat of arms. The image appears frequently in East Prussian , Pomeranian and North German coats of arms.

See also

• The links of the chain of office of the Brandenburg Swan Order, founded in 1440, are made of brakes and hearts.
• Scavenger brake

Web links

Commons : Horse brakes (horse rams) in the heraldry  - collection of images

• Rossbremsen, Heraldik-Wiki - coat of arms and information

literature

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. VEB Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1984.
2. ↑ Esther Hierholzer: Endocrinological changes under stress in horses - a literature study . University of Veterinary Medicine, Hanover 2004, p. 119 ( tiho-hannover.de [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).