Patent ID: 8413412
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A boot for a hoof of a horse comprising: a shell that includes a sole and an upper, said sole completely enclosing the hoof's underside; and a gaiter that includes a mounting section releasably coupled to a portion of the upper, a wrapping section adapted to releasably wrap around and enclose a pastern of the horse, and a connecting section coupling the mounting section to the wrapping section; wherein said connecting section includes two-way stretch material oriented so as to provide substantially only horizontal stretchability along said portion of the upper; and said wrapping section encloses the pastern solely above a front hairline and below a fetlock of the horse, whereby a portion of said hairline is in a gap between a front lower edge of the gaiter and a front top edge of the upper.