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US 12,310,347 B2Granted
Open-design horse boot
OwnerAndrew G. Carrollinventor
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Abstract
A horse boot removably securable to a horse hoof, the horse boot including a sole having opposite first and second engagement surfaces. Said first engagement surface being configured to face the horse hoof when the horse boot is in an installed position, and the second engagement surface being configured to face and contact a ground surface. A plate is embedded within the sole between the first and second engagement surfaces. The sole is horseshoe shaped and has an open-central area configured to permit a bottom of the horse hoof to remain open to airflow.
Claims5
A method of removably installing a horse boot, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a horse having a horseshoe attached to a hoof thereof;
- providing a horse boot comprising:
- a sole having opposite first and second engagement surfaces;
- and
- a plate embedded within said sole between said first and second engagement surfaces,
- wherein said sole is horseshoe shaped and has an open-central area configured to permit a bottom of the hoof to remain open to airflow;
- placing the horse boot adjacent the hoof such that the first engagement surface of the sole contacts the horseshoe;
- and
- attaching the horse boot to the horseshoe via a first fastener.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.