Patent ID: 7596875
Filing Date: 2009-10-06
Classification: A01L

Abstract:
1. A template for sizing horseshoes comprising: a plate adapted to be positioned in abutting contact with a ground-contacting portion of a horse's hoof; a plurality of adjustment members disposed on the plate, each adjustment member being individually movable from a first position remote from a perimeter of said hoof, to a second position adjacent the perimeter, and when said adjustment members are all in the second position they define a region that is generally shaped to conform to the perimeter of the horse's hoof; wherein each adjustment member is a pin that is disposed at right angles to the plate and the adjustment member is movable between a locked condition and an unlocked condition; the adjustment members are placeable into the locked condition when in the second position to retain the shape of the region, and the plate defines a plurality of slots therein; and each of said pins is engaged in one of the slots.