Patent ID: 6619403
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: A01L

Abstract:
A gripping device for a horse's hoof, the device comprising:a generally planar shock absorbing pad adapted to spread the shock evenly upon striking the contacting surface and taking pressure off the wall of the hoof, and a gripping element for improving the grip between a horse's hoof and the contacting surface, the pad having a top surface adapted to face towards and overlie the frog and central portions of a horse's hoof, a bottom surface opposite the top surface and an outer periphery, the gripping member having a plate portion and a raised portion extending upwardly from the plate portion, and the plate portion being disposed interiorly of the pad, and the raised portion being positioned centrally of the shock absorbing pad wherein to overlie the frog portion and projecting in part above the bottom surface.