Electrically heated horseshoeing tool
CA 2000490 A1 · Owner: Redden, Ralph F. · Inventors: Redden, Ralph F.; Redden, Ralph F.
Overview
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The tool is electrically heated and has a flat working surface essentially horseshoe shaped. The working surface is heated to between 500°F and 900°F and pressed for from 3 to 10 seconds against the ground contact surface of a horse's hoof prepared for shoeing. The contact sears the insensitive part of the hoof the horn, to dry out the horn, seal off the capillary tubes in the tubular of the hoof and flatten any irregularities left on the surface during the preparation for shoeing. This treatment reduces the potential for hoof damage caused by moisture. The working surface is on the horseshoe shaped part which encloses an electrical heating element. The heating element is attached to a …
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- Filed October 11, 1989. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 11, 2009.
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