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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166734 | Equine cold therapy apparatus and method Apparatus for and methods of core cooling the blood of an equine animal. The apparatus is a flexible boot with an orthotic pad that has various features to allow for circulating coolant so the bottom hoof area of an equine can be cooled. Optionally the pad is design... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8151545 | Horse boot with cupped sole A horse boot has a sole that includes a dome portion designed to conform to the frog and sole of a horse's hoof when no pressure is exerted on it. The dome provides a support surface for the frog and hoof sole when the boot is off the ground and it resiliently defor... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151546 | Horse boot connected to glued-on liner A horse boot includes the combination of an inner liner (10 and 10′) and an outer shell (12). The liner is adapted to wrap around the front and lateral surfaces of the hoof of the horse, while the shell includes an upper (16) designed t... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7818952 | Hoof boot A hoof boot enables a user to cover, protect and/or treat a hoof. The hoof boot comprises an elastic, hoof-enveloping casing. The casing comprises an interior surface area, an exterior surface area, a ground-contacting bottom portion, a hoof-contracting intermediate... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7762048 | Therapeutic hoof boot A hoof boot assembly enables a user to remedy a select hoof disorder, and comprises an outer hoof-enveloping casing and an inner cavity-filling core. The casing is constructed from an elastic material and the core is constructed from a viscoelastic material. The cor... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7578115 | Slip-on horse boot with replaceable pastern gaiter A horse boot (10) includes a shell (12) for a hoof and a gaiter (22) for the pastern. The shell has a sole (14), an upper (16), a tongue (18), and an elastic strap (60) for tightening the upper and the tongue around t... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7490458 | Horse boot with dual tongue entry system A boot for a horse has two tongues which are located opposite one another and allow the boot to be opened exceptionally wide. ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7461497 | Slip-on horse boot with replaceable pastern gaiter A horse boot (10) includes a shell (12) for a hoof and a gaiter (22) for the pastern. The shell has a sole (14), an upper (16), a tongue (18), and an elastic strap (60) for tightening the upper and the tongue around t... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7434378 | Compact no-turn athletic equine boot A compact, athletic equine boot that resists turning on the animal's hoof when the animal such as a horse is jumping, running and turning in water, mud, sand and sawdust comprising a bell portion having a cushiony layer on the interior of a relatively rigid or hard ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7302788 | Protecting apparatus structure for a horse A protecting apparatus structure for protecting a horse's heel includes a protecting board engaged with the rear of the heel, a buffer support plate extended from an internal edge of the protecting board, a protrusion protruded from the center of the buffer support ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7207163 | Size-adjustable shoe for hoofed animals The present invention relates to a size-adjustable shoe for hoofed animals consisting of at least one protecting portion and a fixing portion wherein the protecting portion comprises at least one sole, a cap extending to the front and to both sides and a fixing devi... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7185612 | Animal wound shield The animal wound shield is a protective casing having a shank portion and an appendage cover that can be disposed around a limb and an attached appendage of the animal. The appendage cover is articulated to a lower end of the shank. Thus, the appendage cover is pivo... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178321 | Slip-on animal hoof boot assembly An improved animal hoof boot assembly that consists of a fabric boot and a critically dimensioned elliptical shock absorbing pad disposed inside at the bottom of the boot, the pad having a triangular raised frog support at the rear of a hoof stop at the front. The i... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174858 | Horse boot sleeve for pastern protection A protective sleeve is provided for use with a low-profile boot to provide a resilient layer that prevents penetration of debris accumulated at the interface of the boot with the pastern of the horse, especially at the rear of the hoof. The form of the sleeve is tai... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7069879 | Animal toenail cap An improved animal toenail covering sheath having an internal and external claw shape and a method of manufacturing same. The covering including methods for securing the encircling sheath to an animal's claw. The improved covering utilizes an injection molding manuf... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7036294 | Saddle cloths The present invention relates to improvements in or relating to saddle cloths, pads or numnahs, particularly for horses. In one aspect, there is described a saddlecloth comprising a sheet material having a longitudinal spine (81) defining left and right saddl... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032367 | Hoof boot for hoofed animals and methods of making same A hoof boot for the hoof of hoofed animals, the hoof boot comprising a ground engaging sole portion, a hoof bell and a means for retaining the hoof boot to the hoof, the hoof bell generally encircling the hoof, the means for retaining associated with the hoof bell w... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6918236 | Breathable equine leg wrap A two-component protective equine leg wrap (10) is provided which is designed for application to the lower part (16) of a horse's leg. The wrap (10) includes a panel (12) having a fetlock joint-receiving section (28) which is adapt... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6868656 | Comfort management system for equine The present invention relates generally to a comfort management system for equine and, in particular, to a multi-purpose, multi-functional hoof-ware device, boot or shoe and multiple, interchangeable inserts for all equine hooves that uses, attaches, wraps, and fits... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6851394 | Boot and harness swimming system for an animal A boot and harness swimming system for use by a dog in a swimming pool. The boots are placed on the paws of the dog and a harness is used across the dog's back to maintain the boots on the dog's paws. The boot has specific features such as a drain aperture and a con... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6786029 | Pet nail cover A pet nail cover has a sack portion that is shaped and dimensioned so as to cover at least the main toe and nail of the animal and extends into a groove between the toe's small flesh pad and a large flesh pad on the bottom of the animal's foot, thereby leaving the l... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6694713 | Equine multi-purpose protector boot An equine multi-purpose protector boot comprising: (a) a sole member rigid enough to resist lateral movement of the hoof with an upwardly depending rim extending around its periphery at least at the toe and at each side, the inner surface of the rim being... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6662537 | Stable athletic equine boot A horse boot that resists turning on the horse's hoof when the horse is jumping, running and turning in water, mud, sand and sawdust comprises a bell portion having an internal protrusion, a cuff extending above the top of the bell portion sufficient to r... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6651410 | Comfort management system for equine The present invention relates generally to a comfort management system for equine and, in particular, to a multi-purpose, multi-functional hoof-ware device, boot or shoe and multiple, interchangeable inserts for all equine hooves that uses, attaches, wrap... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6644000 | Protective device for hoofed animals A protective device 104 for hoofed and shod animals fabricated of a durable and flexible material is presented. The protective device 104 includes a base 106 and a wall 108, with the wall designed to enclose a hoof 100 of a bare or shod animal such as a h... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6560951 | Boot for livestock A flexible boot (10) for use with livestock comprising a flat sole (13) made of a relatively harder material and a relatively resilient and extensible wall (11) having the shape of a truncated cone. The wall (11) includes a fastening element comprising (a... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6546704 | Dog boot A dog boot comprising a planar flexible sheet of material, having a high friction surface on one side thereof, is formed having a leg engaging section and a foot engaging section, each of which is intended to be wrapped around the leg and foot respectivel... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6526920 | Dog boot for hunting and other outdoor activities An improved dog boot that covers a dog paw and lower leg and is designed to prevent the boot from twisting and sliding off the dog paw during hunting and other outdoor activities. The dog boot includes a boot top portion attached to a side wall. The side ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6516594 | Protective device for shod animals A protective device 104 for hoofed animals fabricated of a durable and flexible material. The protective device 104 includes a base 106 and a wall 108, with the wall designed to enclose a hoof 100 of an animal such as a horse or cow. The protective device... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6508205 | Fly bite and botfly prevention legging for equine An article of plastic mesh fabric legging apparel worn by equines on their front and back legs to prevent flies from biting or laying Botfly eggs on their legs. Staves are utilized to prevent sagging. A fully opening vertical seam of hook and loop fastene... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6470832 | Animal boots An animal boot is provided which is made from flexible metal or metalized fabric. The fabric is formed into a sleeve, which is open at both ends. The bottom end of the sleeve widens out to go over the animals paw. At the edge of the bottom end of the slee... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6393810 | Horse leg protection system A horse leg protection system that includes a stretchable sock that is stretched over the lower leg of a horse and attached to a hoof protecting boot of the system to provide a barrier between the horse's leg and hoof and possible contaminants.... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6381930 | Protective device for hoofed animals A protective device 104 for hoofed animals fabricated of a durable and flexible material. The protective device 104 includes a base 106 and a wall 108, with the wall designed to enclose a hoof 100 of an animal such as a horse or cow. The protective device... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6192989 | Temporary horseshoe A temporary horseshoe capable of being quickly and easily attached and removed from the hoof of a horse. The horseshoe includes a sole having a toe and heel formed of an elastomeric material using a conventional injection molding process. The properties o... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6174277 | Therapeutic equine magnetic device and method An improved technique for realizing the benefits of magnetic therapy in the field of equine care and treatment, in which a thin magnetic pad is positioned against the sole of a horse's hoof and a shoe fastened to the hoof sandwiches the magnetic pad betwe... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6151873 | Legging for a horse A legging (20) for a horse includes a flexible rim (30) to which is attached a fly netting (40). Three resilient polyurethane foam columns (42, 44, 46) are vertically disposed between the top (36) and bottom (38) of the rim to provide vertical rigidity. T... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6122901 | Adhesive bandage for animal foot A bandage for an animal's foot includes a center portion which is designed to be placed on the bottom of the animal's foot and to cover the bottom of the foot. The bandage also includes multiple attachment tabs which extend outwardly from the perimeter of... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6062008 | Magnetic equine sock An apparatus for applying magnetic therapy to a horse's foot. A bottom panel is shaped consistent with the shape of an equine foot. A side wall is coupled along one edge to the bottom panel. A heel flap extends from the bottom panel and may rotate relativ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6058891 | Dew claw protective cover A dew claw protective cover for wrapping around the leg of an animal, in particular a cow, to cover the dew claw on the leg of the animal. The protective cover includes a flexible panel having a pair of end regions and a middle region interposed between t... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5983611 | Horse shoe cassette system A horse shoe cassette system for an animal's hoof. The cassette system comprises a plurality of hollow holders that are screwed into the hoof. Each holder has a threaded outside surface and a threaded inside opening defined therein. A flexible covering, o... | 11/16/1999 |
