Patent ID: 11864545
Assignee: BARTEK EQUINE LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A shoe configured to be attached to a hoof of a horse, the shoe comprising:
a support surface facing the hoof when attached directly thereto;
an exposed ground-facing surface facing a ground surface when the support surface is attached to the hoof;
a first leg and a second leg, each of the first and second legs having a plurality of holes arranged in a recess on the ground-facing surface;
a bridge having a thickness; and
a first groove and a second groove formed in a center of the bridge on opposite surfaces thereof,
the first groove being on the support surface and the second groove being directly opposite and co-aligned with the first groove on the ground-facing surface,
each of the first groove and the second groove extending between an outer circumference of the bridge and an inner circumference of the bridge to form a physical marker running in a straight line such that the bridge has a reduced thickness between the first and second grooves, wherein a side of the bridge along the inner circumference is free, wherein the first groove has a depth that is greater than a depth of the second groove and is maximally 60% of the thickness of the bridge,
the shoe being a single unitary piece, rigid, and composed of a material including a metal or a polymer or a combination thereof.