US 12,310,347 B2
Open-design horse boot
Andrew G. Carroll, Sandusky, OH (US)
Filed by Andrew G. Carroll, Sandusky, OH (US)
Filed on Sep. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/466,332.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/485,967, filed on Feb. 20, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/407,818, filed on Sep. 19, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0090488 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. A01L 7/00 (2006.01); A01L 7/02 (2006.01)
CPC A01L 7/02 (2013.01) 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of removably installing a horse boot, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a horse having a horseshoe attached to a hoof thereof;
providing a horse boot comprising:
a sole having opposite first and second engagement surfaces; and
a plate embedded within said sole between said first and second engagement surfaces,
wherein said sole is horseshoe shaped and has an open-central area configured to permit a bottom of the hoof to remain open to airflow;
placing the horse boot adjacent the hoof such that the first engagement surface of the sole contacts the horseshoe; and
attaching the horse boot to the horseshoe via a first fastener.