Patent ID: 7434378
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: A01K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A compact equine no-turn athletic boot for covering a major portion of a hoof for the protection of front hoofs and vulnerable parts of the front hooves of an equine, including horses, comprising a bell portion having a cushion layer on the inside of the bell, a lower edge of the boot extending no lower than the bottom edge of the hoof when installed on a hoof, a protrusion on the interior back part of the bell and a fastener, the improvement comprising a hard shell on the exterior of the cushion layer, the hard shell being shaped to fit securely to a horse's front hoof and being of a material having a Shore A hardness in the range of about 80 to about 93, a tear strength of at least about 50 N/mm and a thickness of at least about 3 mm in the rear portion of the hard shell where a rear hoof is most likely to strike the boot.