Abstract: A releasable animal hitching apparatus including a support member, a hitching member movably carried by the support member, and a biasing member associated with the hitching member, the support member including a main section and transverse sections extending substantially perpendicularly from the main section adjacent the ends thereof, the main section including structure for fastening the support member to a supporting surface, each of the end sections having a recess therein facing the corresponding recess in the other end section, the hitching member including a hollow housing disposed between the recesses of the end sections, an opening in the sidewall of the housing, at least one bracket section extending outwardly from the external sidewall of the housing adjacent the opening thereof, a trigger member pivotally connected to the bracket section, the trigger member having a first portion extending through the sidewall opening of the housing, the first trigger portion having a rounded surface area extendi