Patent ID: 7159670
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: A01L

Abstract:
1. A lining usable with a horseshoe comprising a hoof pad defining a periphery and a pair of legs, said pad being adaptable to a sole of a hoof and having a connecting bar that is usable to connect said pair of legs substantially near ends of the legs, said lining comprising: a flat plate defining a periphery and comprising a flexible material, said plate being positionable within a space definable by said hoof pad and said sole of said hoof so as to avoid adhesion of snow and ice on said sole of said hoof, the plate also being substantially similar in shape to that of said hoof pad; and a tubular shaped hump positioned along and extending from said periphery of said flat plate and being formed of separate portions, the hump including at least one substantially tubular hollow space and further defining said space definable by said hoof pad and said sole of the hoof, the separate portions each having one end that extends substantially to the connecting bar and a second end, said plate being free of said hump beyond a point of connection of said legs by said connecting bar and the second end of each separate portion having an end wall that extends from the flat plate with the flat plate extending between the end walls such that a gap is provided between the end walls substantially adjacent connection of said legs of said hoof pad.