Hoof shoe and method for manufacturing a hoof shoe

A fitted hoof shoe for hoofed animals, said hoof shoe comprising:

• a bottom rim portion configured to, on an inner side thereof, contact a bottom side of a hoof, the bottom rim portion comprising a first and a second half portion joined at a common front end and partly enclosing acentral opening, two heel support portions, each heel support portion extending from an outer side of a respective rear end of the bottom rim portion and wherein said two heel portions are configured to contact a rear side of a hoof when the hoof shoe is mounted to a hoof, and
• a front locking portion, the front locking portion comprising:
• a first and second locking member, and
• a first and a second resilient member, wherein the first locking member is attached to an outer side of the first half portion of the bottom rim portion via said first resilient member and the second locking member is attached to an outer side of the second half portion of the bottom rim portion via said second resilient member, wherein the first and second locking members are configured to mate in a locked state around a hoof and the front locking portion is configured to contact a front side of the hoof with a contacting surface facing the inner side of the bottom rim portion, wherein a substantially horizontally extending lower edge of each resilient member is fixedly attached adjacent the outer side edge of said first and second half portion, respectively, along a major portion of the horizontal extension of said first and second half portion, respectively, and wherein each resilient member having a generally vertically extending front edge connecting with a front end of each of said lower edge of said resilient members at a position providing an open central toe opening between a front part of said bottom rim portion and said resilient members.