Sandwiched inverted horseshoe and methods of using same

A horseshoe having a front end configured to be disposed adjacent a toe of a horse and a back end configured to be disposed adjacent a heel of the horse comprising:

• a base plate formed of two winged halves joined together to form an oval-shaped body having a rectangular lower slot at the back end and a U-shaped inward upper concavity at the front end, a middle of the U-shaped inward upper concavity being disposed closer to the rectangular lower slot than ends of the U-shaped inward upper concavity, the base plate having a first stiffness;
• an intermediate layer having a second stiffness, the second stiffness being less than the first stiffness, the intermediate plate being disposed adjacent the base plate;
• a top plate disposed adjacent the intermediate layer;
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• an inverted T-shaped heel wedge having an axial portion disposed within the rectangular lower slot of the base plate and a base portion overlapping portions of the base plate, the inverted T-shaped heel wedge being coupled to the base plate and capable of articulating relative to the base plate.