Extension therapeutic horseshoe
OwnerCurtis J. Burnsinventor
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Abstract
A therapeutic extension horseshoe is formed in a substantially u-shape from a resilient, flexile moldable material. A pliable, metal rod-like reinforcer is shaped to include an anterior segment from which opposing side segments continuously extend to caudal ends separated as an open heel. Ungulate and contact surfaces are formed to include an extension to one of said opposing side segments, which extension acts as an additional load bearing surface portion to facilitate a modification of a posture of a horse shod therewith. At least one wear insert is arranged in the extended load bearing surface portion to minimize surface wear to the moldable material. Depending on its orientation, the therapeutic extension horseshoe may be used to provide a lateral extension or a medial extension.
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A method of manufacturing a substantially u-shaped horseshoe from a resilient, flexile moldable material formed to have an ungulate surface and a contact surface, between which ungulate and contact surfaces is embedded:
- a pliable, metal rod-like reinforcer defined by an anterior segment from which opposing side segments continuously extend to caudal ends separated as an open heel and a hardened wear insert connected to the reinforcer at the anterior segment and arranged to extend vertically upward from the reinforcer to the crowned ungulate surface to imbue both flexibility and enhanced wear resistance at the anterior segment, the method comprising acts of:
- preparing a moldable composition of the moldable material, such as polyurethane, to realize the resilient, flexile moldable material;
- suspending the reinforcer and wear insert in a mold, wherein the mold defines and limits the rod-like reinforcer to continuously extend from the anterior segment though the opposing side segments to the caudal ends separated as the open heel within the surrounding volume of the resilient, flexile moldable material defining the ungulate and contact surfaces;
- introducing said moldable composition into said mold under predetermined molding conditions;
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- removing said horseshoe when integrally formed with said reinforcer and wear insert embedded therein.
A therapeutic extension horseshoe formed in a substantially u-shape from a resilient, flexile moldable material, comprising:
- a pliable, metal rod-like reinforcer shaped to include an anterior segment from which opposing side segments continuously extend to caudal ends separated as an open heel, said reinforcer embedded in the material between ungulate and contact surfaces, wherein an extension is formed in one of said opposing side segments to extend and form an additional load bearing surface of said side segment in order to facilitate a modification of a posture of a horse shod therewith;
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- at least one wear insert arranged in said extension between the ungulate and contact surfaces to minimize surface wear to the moldable material therein.
A method of manufacturing a therapeutic extension horseshoe comprising a pliable, metal rod-like reinforcer embedded in a resilient, flexile moldable material, molded in a substantially u-shape as an anterior segment from which opposing side segments continuously extend to caudal ends separated as an open heel, wherein the material in which one of the side segments is embedded is formed to include an extension, and wherein at least one wear insert is embedded in the material forming the extension and arranged to extend vertically between ungulate and contact surfaces to imbue both flexibility and enhanced wear resistance at the extension, the method comprising acts of:
- preparing a moldable composition of the moldable material, such as polyurethane, to realize the resilient, flexile moldable material;
- suspending the reinforcer and said at least one wear insert in a mold that defines a horseshoe anterior segment extending continuously as opposing side segments, including the extension, to the caudal ends separated as the open heel, the mold and surrounding volume of the resilient, flexile moldable material defining the ungulate and contact surfaces in the substantially U-shape;
- introducing said moldable composition into said mold under predetermined molding conditions;
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- removing said therapeutic extension horseshoe when integrally formed with said reinforcer and said at least one wear insert embedded within said extension.
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