Horseshoe cleaning tool and method of using

A method of cleaning debris from under a horseshoe shod to a horse's hoof, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a horseshoe cleaning tool, said horseshoe cleaning tool comprising:
• i. a blade portion, said blade portion having a blade neck, said blade neck having a blade neck proximal end and a blade neck distal end, said blade portion comprising a substantially thin tip portion adjacent said blade neck distal end;
• said tip portion being substantially planar and defining a first plane;
• said tip portion having left and right wing-type extensions each extending laterally outward within said first plane;
• said left and right wing-type extensions respectively forming a left and a right notch adjacent said blade neck distal end;
• ii. a handle grip, said handle grip being substantially spaced from said first plane;
• and
• iii. a blade mounting segment joining said blade neck proximal end to said handle grip, said blade mounting segment extending upwardly and rearwardly from said blade neck proximal end to said handle grip;
• (b) grasping said handle grip of said horseshoe cleaning tool with a hand;
• (c) raising the horse's hoof so that said horse's hoof no longer supports the horse;
• then
• (d) placing said tip portion of said grasped horseshoe cleaning tool under the horseshoe and between the horseshoe and the horse's hoof;
• and then
• (e) moving said handle grip of said horseshoe cleaning tool from side to side and forcing the debris from under the horseshoe by using said wing-type extensions to engage the debris.

A horseshoe cleaning tool for cleaning under a horseshoe shod to a horse's hoof, said tool comprising:

• (a) a blade portion, said blade portion having a blade neck, said blade neck having a blade neck proximal end and a blade neck distal end, said blade portion comprising a substantially thin tip portion adjacent said blade neck distal end;
• said tip portion being substantially planar and defining a first plane;
• said tip portion having left and right wing-type extensions each extending laterally outward within said first plane and respectively having a left and a right pointed tip remote from said blade neck;
• said left and right wing-type extensions respectively forming a left and a right notch adjacent said blade neck distal end;
• said left and said right notches each forming an angle of about 90 degrees between said respective left and right wing-type extensions and said blade neck;
• said tip portion being substantially rounded intermediate said left and right pointed tips without having any rearwardly inwardly-directed notch intermediate said left and right pointed tips;
• (b) a handle grip, said handle grip being substantially spaced from said first plane;
• and
• (c) a blade mounting segment joining said blade neck proximal end to said handle grip, said blade mounting segment extending upwardly and rearwardly from said blade neck proximal end to said handle grip.

A method of cleaning debris from under a horseshoe shod to a horse's hoof, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a horseshoe cleaning tool, said horseshoe cleaning tool comprising:
• i. a blade portion, said blade portion having a blade neck, said blade neck having a blade neck proximal end and a blade neck distal end, said blade portion comprising a substantially thin tip portion adjacent said blade neck distal end;
• said tip portion being substantially planar and defining a first plane;
• said tip portion having left and right wing-type extensions each extending laterally outward within said first plane and respectively having a left and a right pointed tip remote from said blade neck;
• said left and right wing-type extensions respectively forming a left and a right notch adjacent said blade neck distal end;
• said left and said right notches each forming an angle of about 90 degrees between said respective left and right wing-type extensions and said blade neck;
• said tip portion being substantially rounded intermediate said left and right pointed tips;
• ii. a handle grip, said handle-grip being substantially spaced from said first plane by at least about one inch;
• and
• iii. a blade mounting segment joining said blade neck proximal end to said handle grip, said blade mounting segment extending upwardly and rearwardly from said blade neck proximal end to said handle grip;
• (b) grasping said handle grip of said horseshoe cleaning tool with a hand;
• (c) raising the horse's hoof so that said horse's hoof no longer supports the horse;
• then
• (d) placing said tip portion of said grasped horseshoe cleaning tool under the horseshoe and between the horseshoe and the horse's hoof;
• and then
• (e) moving said handle grip of said horseshoe cleaning tool from side to side and forcing the debris from under the horseshoe by using said left and right pointed tips to engage the debris.