Horse owner's and farrier's stand

An adjustable farrier and horse owner's stand comprising:

• a base unit comprising a generally flat base for resting on a surface and an upright receiving portion upending from the flat base;
• a hoof platform having a bottom end slidably received in said upright receiving portion, a top end, and a longitudinal axis between said bottom end and top end;
• a lock mechanism for securing said hoof platform within the base unit, wherein the lock mechanism is a hand-adjustable set-screw system frictionally engaging the hoof platform bottom end so that the height of the support upright is continuously adjustable along the length of the hoof platform bottom end;
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• wherein the support upright further comprises at it's top end a cradle having a web
• and two upending arms, and a cushion material extending between the arms and above the web for receiving a horse's foot;
• wherein the base unit is made of plastic and the hoof platform bottom end is made of metal, so that contact between the base unit and said bottom end and adjustment of the bottom end to the selected height in the base unit involves plastic-metal contact.

An adjustable farrier and horseowner's stand comprising:

• a base unit with a base having a center region, an outer perimeter edge, and a top slanted base surface slanting downward from the center region to the outer perimeter edge, the base unit further having an upright receiving portion having a bottom end and a top end and an outer side surface, the bottom end centrally upending from the base, and the outer side surface being conical from said bottom end to said top end, and the base unit further having a plurality of buttresses extending out radially from the outer side surface and connecting to the top slanted base surface;
• a hoof platform slidably received in the upright receiving portion for being raised and lowered relative to the base, the hoof platform comprising a cradle having a web and two arms rigidly upending from the web, and a sling of flexible material extending between the arms so that there is a space between the sling and the web, wherein the sling receives and supports a horse hoof during work on the hoof;
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• a lock mechanism that locks the hoof platform in the base at selected heights relative to the base.