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.
Claims5
A therapeutic extension horseshoe comprising a substantially u-shape, non-metallic, resilient, flexible moldable material having an anterior segment and opposing side segments with caudal ends separated at an open heel;
- a pliable, metal rod-like reinforcer shaped to include said anterior segment from which said opposing side segments continuously extend to said caudal ends, said reinforcer embedded in the moldable material between ungulate and
- contact surfaces, wherein an extension is formed in the moldable material comprising one of said opposing side segments to extend a load bearing surface formed in said one opposing 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.