Strap for Equine Hoof Boot and Boot
AssigneeScootboot Pty Ltd
InventorDavid Duncan Macdonald
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Abstract
There is disclosed a securing strap for an equine hoof boot, the strap being configured for securing the boot to the hoof at a location above a horses coronary band and for fixing to the boot at generally central locations on the front and rear of the boot, wherein the strap has two sections, each section extending either side of the horses pastern bone, the two sections coming together at a location above the horses coronary band for securement to the hoof. There is also disclosed an equine boot comprising such a strap extending between ventral and dorsal positions of the boot to secure the boot to the hoof.
Claims20
A securing strap for an equine hoof hoot, the strap being configured for securing the bool to the hoof at a location above a horse's coronary band and for fixing to the boot at generally central locations on a front and rear of the boot, wherein the strap has first and second sections, each of the first and second sections configured to extend on either side of the horse's pastern bone, the first and second sections arranged to come together at a location above the horse's coronary band for securement to the hoof.
An equine boot comprising:
- a sole member for receiving against a bottom of a hoof;
- an upper having a ventral portion at a front of the boot and a dorsal portion at a rear of the boot, wherein an inside of the ventral portion is contactable with a toe of the hoof and an inside of the dorsal portion is contactable with a rear of the hoof, the dorsal portion including bulb-engaging elements for engaging peripheries of bulbs of the hoof so as to impede rotation of the boot relative to the hoof;
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- a securing strap strap extending between the ventral and dorsal positions to secure the boot to the hoof at a location above a horse's coronary band and for fixing to the boot at generally central locations on the front and rear of the boot, wherein the strap has first and second sections, each of the first and second sections configured to extend on either side of the horse's pastern bone, the find and second sections arranged to come together at a location above the horse's coronary band for securement to the hoof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.