Therapeutic horseshoe and method of use
OwnerRiley Hensoninventor
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Abstract
A therapeutic horseshoe may be a unitary body having opposed upper and lower surfaces. The lower surface may be curved, such that the horseshoe is thicker in the middle and heel portions thereof and thinner at the inner and outer sides and, in some embodiments, the toe portions thereof, which allows a horse with navicular syndrome to easily roll the hoof laterally and medially, and, in some embodiments, breakover the hoof sooner in the gait, to obtain comfort and pain relief, promoting increased blood flow and healing. At least one tab may be removably attached at various locations to the lower surface for customizing points of pressure to the hoof as well as customizing restriction of lateral and/or medial rolling of the hoof. A method of using a therapeutic horseshoe is also disclosed.
Claims20
A therapeutic horseshoe, comprising:
- a main body of unitary construction of nondeformable material, the main body comprising:
- opposed upper and lower surfaces, wherein
- the upper surface is configured to engage a bottom of a hoof of a horse;
- the lower surface is flat from a heel end thereof to a breakover point between a center portion thereof and a toe end thereof, the toe end being disposed opposite the heel end;
- and
- the lower surface is curved convexly from an inner edge to an opposed outer edge;
- wherein the contour of the upper surface is rounded along the inner edge, the toe end, and the outer edge, corresponding to a shape of the hoof.
A therapeutic horseshoe, comprising:
- a main body of unitary construction of nondeformable material, the main body comprising:
- opposed upper and lower surfaces, wherein
- the upper surface is configured to engage a bottom of a hoof of a horse;
- the lower surface is flat from a heel end thereof to a breakover point between a center portion thereof and a toe end thereof, the toe end being disposed opposite the heel end;
- and
- the lower surface is convex from an inner edge to an opposed outer edge;
- wherein the contour of the upper surface is rounded along the inner edge, the toe end, and the outer edge, corresponding to a shape of the hoof;
- and
- at least one tab removably coupled to the lower surface.
A method of using a therapeutic horseshoe, comprising:
- coupling a therapeutic horseshoe to a hoof of a horse, wherein the therapeutic horseshoe comprises a main body of unitary construction of nondeformable material;
- allowing the horse to roll the hoof laterally, from side to side, wherein the therapeutic horseshoe has a lower surface that is curved convexly from an inner edge thereof to an outer edge thereof;
- wherein the lower surface is flat from a heel end thereof to a breakover point between a center portion thereof and a toe end thereof, the toe end being disposed opposite the heel end;
- and
- removing the therapeutic horseshoe from the hoof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.