Patent ID: 6918236

Claim:
A protective wrap adapted for application to the lower leg of a horse and comprising: a flexible panel presenting an upper margin, a lower margin, and a pair of spaced side margins, there being a concavo-convex section formed in said panel proximal to said lower margin and between said side margins, said panel configured for application to a horse's lower leg with said section receiving the fetlock joint of a horse's leg, and with the remainder of the panel disposed about adjacent portions of the horse's leg; a fastening assembly for securing said panel to said horse's leg; and an elongated reinforcing strap separable from said panel and configured for selective attachment about said panel when the panel is applied to said horse's leg, said reinforcing strap including a central section configured for engaging said panel at an area corresponding to the lower portion of the horse's fetlock joint, and securement sections extending from said central section operable to attach the strap about said panel.