Patent ID: 7475737

Claim:
Hoof plate, of a soft material, for orthopedic shoeing, the hoof plate comprising a plate surface ( 19 ) facing the hoof and a plate surface ( 20 ) facing away from the hoof, wherein the plate surface ( 19 ) facing the hoof has an indentation ( 4 ) for the reception of the frog, and wherein the indentation ( 4 ) is disposed adjacent to a rear rim ( 1 ) of the hoof plate, wherein the depth of the indentation ( 4 ) steadily decreases from back to front, wherein the indentation ( 4 ) is configured symmetrical to an axis running from front to back along a center axis ( 7 ) of the hoof plate, and wherein transverse webs ( 11 ) perpendicular to the axis ( 7 ) are disposed in the indentation ( 4 ) within that third of the indentation ( 4 ) which is facing the rear rim ( 1 ).