Horseshoe, especially for trotting horses

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A horseshoe especially for the hooves of the forelegs of trotting horses consists of a thin plate member of resiliently bendable plastic on which there, are two thickened areas viz. an outer, arched area, along the front half of the shoe and a rear triangular, area , these two areas being connected through partial areas of the thin plate member . The arched area which is held nailed onto the rim of the hoof is provided with only partially through-going transverse grooves which provide for a good set-off and leave longitudinal ribs which stiffen the shoe in its longitudinal direction. Compared to known shoes it is, crucial that the triangular area which covers the so-called hoof frog be able …