Patent ID: 6915859

Claim:
A horse shoe, comprising: a first part for coupling to a bottom of a horse's hoof, the first part being formed from a material exhibiting a first amount of resiliency, the first part having a hoof facing side and a ground facing side, said hoof facing side having an interior edge, a recess and a peripheral edge; and a second part disposed in said recess extending from the hoof facing side of said first part to overlie a sole portion of the horse's hoof, the second part being formed from a material exhibiting a second amount of resiliency, wherein the second amount of resiliency is greater than the first amount of resiliency, the second part disposed between the hoof facing side of said first part and the hoof such that said second part is coextensive with said interior edge of said first part, only a portion of said second part extending from said interior edge to said peripheral edge of said first part and said second part not extending to said ground facing side.