A hand made red gate along the road in Virginia. Note the 2 widths - one for tractor and on=e for horse or human. Note also the simple lift latch that closes the two sides.
A simple one handed latch but may not be effective to keep horses from opening it.
This is a mandatory two hand operation that could be made into a one hand operation with the placement of a screw eye as seen in other photos.
A screw eye makes this gate a simple one handed operation.
A gate for horses and a gate for humans may be redundant. The hinge hooks are set correctly so the gate can't come off. The latches allow for the gate to swing either way and close automatically. There are 2 brass tack hooks for hanging halters and leads.
The latch is a sliding piece of board with a security chain. A water pipe comes from the ground for the water tank.
1 of 3 - This is the opened chain latch for the gate. A screw eye is placed through a chain link so the chain never falls to the ground.
2 of 3 - This is the chain latch for the gate. I use my free hand to bring the free end up to the screw eye to close the chain latch.
3 of 3 - This is the chain latch for the gate. This is the most simple one handed operation of a gate latch ever devised.
