Plastic horseshoe
CA 1260400 A · Owner: Mckibben, David P. · Inventors: Mckibben, David P.
Overview
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The invention is a therapeutic horseshoe including an impact frame for supporting a horse's foot and a cushioned insert for nesting into an insert depression formed in the upper surface of the impact frame such that the insert provides force absorption and kinetic energy return to a ringlike portion of the sole of the foot. The lower surface of the impact frame preferably includes a front slope and a rear slope which improve shock impact and step characteristics in the foot and are important in specifically preventing and alleviating symptoms of laminitis and navicular disease in horses. An alternate toe-in, toe-out shoe is adapted for correction of unbalanced hoof conditions. The …
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- Granted September 26, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 26, 2006.
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