Hoof shoe for a hoofed animal, preferably a horse, is provided with a bottom part and with a wall that encloses the hoof at the front and sides. An opening with approximately the width of the hoof is provided at the back, and a closure flap is provided which can be opened and closed at this opening and, in the closed state, can be pressed approximately with a form fit onto the rear part of the hoof by a tightening structure. The hoof shoe thus includes a shoe body which can be easily produced in one or two parts and of which the open rear face makes it substantially easier to fit and remove the hoof shoe, and of which the closure flap, in the closed state, ensures a secure fixing of the hoof shoe.

Hoof shoe for a hoofed animal, preferably a horse, is provided with a bottom part and with a wall that encloses the hoof at the front and sides. An opening with approximately the width of the hoof is provided at the back, and a closure flap is provided which can be opened and closed at this opening and, in the closed state, can be pressed approximately with a form fit onto the rear part of the hoof by a tightening structure. The hoof shoe thus includes a shoe body which can be easily produced in one or two parts and of which the open rear face makes it substantially easier to fit and remove the hoof shoe, and of which the closure flap, in the closed state, ensures a secure fixing of the hoof shoe.

The invention relates to a hoof soling element to be attached under the hoof of an animal, in particular a horse, wherein said hoof soling element (1) is of uniformly increasing height which enables an area of the soling element (1) that is of lesser height to be attached under the front portion of the hoof and an area of greater height under the rear portion of the hoof, wherein said hoof soling element (1) is composed of a material having a Shore-A hardness ranging between 60 and 90. Said hoof soling is particularly suited for the treatment of laminitis and enables the load acting on the foot to be shifted to the healthy rear hoof portion, wherein as a result of the hardness of the material a sufficient amount of elasticity on the one hand and resistance on the other is achieved.

The invention relates to a hoof soling element to be attached under the hoof of an animal, in particular a horse, wherein said hoof soling element (1) is of uniformly increasing height which enables an area of the soling element (1) that is of lesser height to be attached under the front portion of the hoof and an area of greater height under the rear portion of the hoof, wherein said hoof soling element (1) is composed of a material having a Shore-A hardness ranging between 60 and 90. Said hoof soling is particularly suited for the treatment of laminitis and enables the load acting on the foot to be shifted to the healthy rear hoof portion, wherein as a result of the hardness of the material a sufficient amount of elasticity on the one hand and resistance on the other is achieved.

A shoe has a flexible elastic sole and a vamp for fixing the sole to the foot of an animal. The flexible elastic sole has a through-hole in a bottom part thereof for allowing air to be pushed out from an interior space of the shoe when a middle part of the sole is pressed towards the foot. The interior space is defined by a space in between the foot and said sole, and allows air to be sucked in from an exterior of the shoe when the middle part of the sole moves away from the foot under elastic forces acting on the sole.

A shoe has a flexible elastic sole and a vamp for fixing the sole to the foot of an animal. The flexible elastic sole has a through-hole in a bottom part thereof for allowing air to be pushed out from an interior space of the shoe when a middle part of the sole is pressed towards the foot. The interior space is defined by a space in between the foot and said sole, and allows air to be sucked in from an exterior of the shoe when the middle part of the sole moves away from the foot under elastic forces acting on the sole.

The object of the present invention is a hoof boot shell part (1) comprising a base part (2), the lower surface of which (2a) is arranged to rest against a surface and the upper surface of which (2b) is arranged to receive the bottom of the hoof. A rim (3) is arranged to extend from the edge of the base part (2) and adapted in use to surround the hoof. Attached to the lower surface (2a) of the base part (2) is a bottom piece (10), which forms an area (10a) of the lower surface (2a) of the base part (2), which is harder compared with the hardness of the other material of the base part (2).

The present invention relates to a hoof shoe (1) for hoofed animals, and a method for manufacturing a hoof shoe (1). The hoof shoe (1) comprises a bottom rim portion (10), two heel support portions (14, 16), each heel support portion (14, 16) extending from an outer side of a respective rear end of the bottom rim portion (10) and wherein the two heel portions (14, 16) are configured to contact a rear side of a hoof when the hoof shoe (1) is mounted to a hoof, and a front locking portion (12), the front locking portion (12) comprising: a first and second locking member (122, 126), a first and a second resilient member (120, 125), wherein the first and second locking members (122, 126) are configured to mate in a locked state around a hoof and contact a front side of the hoof with a contacting surface. The first and a second resilient member (120, 125) are fixedly attached to a first and second half portion, respectively, of the bottom rim portion (10) along a major portion of the horizontal extension of said first and second half portion.

The present invention relates to a hoof shoe (1) for hoofed animals, and a method for manufacturing a hoof shoe (1). The hoof shoe (1) comprises a bottom rim portion (10), two heel support portions (14, 16), each heel support portion (14, 16) extending from an outer side of a respective rear end of the bottom rim portion (10) and wherein the two heel portions (14, 16) are configured to contact a rear side of a hoof when the hoof shoe (1) is mounted to a hoof, and a front locking portion (12), the front locking portion (12) comprising: a first and second locking member (122, 126), a first and a second resilient member (120, 125), wherein the first and second locking members (122, 126) are configured to mate in a locked state around a hoof and contact a front side of the hoof with a contacting surface. The first and a second resilient member (120, 125) are fixedly attached to a first and second half portion, respectively, of the bottom rim portion (10) along a major portion of the horizontal extension of said first and second half portion.

An equine shoe assembly that is an equine shaped shoe cuff structure attached to an equine shoe, preferable a shoe that covers substantially all the underside of a hoof, the cuff being designed to hold the shoe in place on an equine hoof. Additionally the assembly can include an orthotic and/or a pulsing bladder that fits beneath the equine hoof on the inside top of the cuff assembly when the shoe/cuff assembly is employed.