Blinders

As blinders (also shyness leather, barn doors or turn signal, in older texts also eye lid, eye patches or show leather) is known mostly made ​​of leather shields that are attached to the bridle of horses and donkeys in the eyes of the animal.

Horses have a very wide field of view that is limited in this way because of the lateral position of the eyes. The blinders allow the mehrspännigen driving targeted assistance to whip a horse without the non-affected horses see the whip and possibly respond. In addition blinders to prevent nervous horses are deflected from the side or from behind and protect the eyes of the horses in front of thong. When horse carriage barn doors are not absolutely necessary.

In horse racing blinkers are called flasher, they are here only to narrow the field of view of the horse.

Shutter blades are usually square and are made of solid, double pleated leather. The flaps are slightly rounded at eye level to the outside and the corners are rounded. Each flap is sewn to one side of the length of the back piece of the Fahrzaums. Sewn in plastic inserts or metal stiffen the dampers. The barn doors must not press on each eyebrow or temple. From each trap door, a stable leather straps with wire insert leads to the headpiece. The Blend strap secure the flaps in the correct position, so they do not touch the eyelashes.

Others

• People with single-sided (restricted or limited ) view is in the German language also accused in the figurative sense, " walking around with blinders on ."
• Also in the BDSM area come blinders used.