The invention relates to a farrier's apron with stop elements, made from a piece of flexible material, having means for supporting the horse's limbs (B) secured to the front and/or rear thereof, these means being stop elements (3), arranged and secured in different positions and areas of the apron, these stop elements (3) being made of solid pieces of hard-wearing material, such as leather, rope, gum, plastic, rubber, silicone or any other material, lined or not, flat or raised and of different shapes, and secured to the surface of the apron by different means.

The invention relates to a farrier's apron with stop elements, made from a piece of flexible material, having means for supporting the horse's limbs (B) secured to the front and/or rear thereof, these means being stop elements (3), arranged and secured in different positions and areas of the apron, these stop elements (3) being made of solid pieces of hard-wearing material, such as leather, rope, gum, plastic, rubber, silicone or any other material, lined or not, flat or raised and of different shapes, and secured to the surface of the apron by different means.

Described is an arrangement for providing a former for a horse's hoof, the arrangement including a sheet being substantially planar and having a first face, the sheet being formed of a compressibly deformable material, the sheet being of a size adequate to accommodate a horse shoe, a layer of adhesive disposed on the first face of the sheet the layer of adhesive being configured to releasably adhere to a horse shoe, and a removable element removably affixed to and covering the layer of adhesive, wherein when a force is applied to the sheet by way of a horse shoe, the sheet is configured to deform in a non-reversible way, so as to form a cavity between the sheet and a horse's foot, along with a method of use of the same.

Described is an arrangement for providing a former for a horse's hoof, the arrangement including a sheet being substantially planar and having a first face, the sheet being formed of a compressibly deformable material, the sheet being of a size adequate to accommodate a horse shoe, a layer of adhesive disposed on the first face of the sheet the layer of adhesive being configured to releasably adhere to a horse shoe, and a removable element removably affixed to and covering the layer of adhesive, wherein when a force is applied to the sheet by way of a horse shoe, the sheet is configured to deform in a non-reversible way, so as to form a cavity between the sheet and a horse's foot, along with a method of use of the same.

Disclosed is a method for producing a horseshoe, wherein the following steps are carried out: a) at least partially viewing the hoof (16) to be shod in order to determine the required measurements for producing a shoe that fits the hoof, b) processing the measurements in order to deduce a provisional shape of the horseshoe, c) recording definitive parameters of the horseshoe, and d) producing the horseshoe on the basis of the definitive parameters. Before step b), the potential existence of at least one area of inflammation and/or at least one area of reduced blood circulation of the foot of the horse, of which the hoof is to receive the shoe, is determined by an infrared detector (17), and in step b), the existence of at least one such area is taken into account in order to determine the provisional shape and/or the structure of the horseshoe.

Disclosed is a method for producing a horseshoe, wherein the following steps are carried out: a) at least partially viewing the hoof (16) to be shod in order to determine the required measurements for producing a shoe that fits the hoof, b) processing the measurements in order to deduce a provisional shape of the horseshoe, c) recording definitive parameters of the horseshoe, and d) producing the horseshoe on the basis of the definitive parameters. Before step b), the potential existence of at least one area of inflammation and/or at least one area of reduced blood circulation of the foot of the horse, of which the hoof is to receive the shoe, is determined by an infrared detector (17), and in step b), the existence of at least one such area is taken into account in order to determine the provisional shape and/or the structure of the horseshoe.

A plug blank insertion assembly for inserting a plug blank into a stud orifice of a horseshoe, said plug insertion assembly having an arrangement for guiding movement of the plug blank; an arrangement for moving the plug blank via the guiding means towards and out of a plug blank dispensing end of the plug insertion assembly so the plug blank is dispensed from the plug insertion assembly into the stud orifice of a horseshoe.

A plug blank insertion assembly for inserting a plug blank into a stud orifice of a horseshoe, said plug insertion assembly having an arrangement for guiding movement of the plug blank; an arrangement for moving the plug blank via the guiding means towards and out of a plug blank dispensing end of the plug insertion assembly so the plug blank is dispensed from the plug insertion assembly into the stud orifice of a horseshoe.

Disclosed is a method for producing a customized horseshoe (10), the shoe being designed to fit the form of a hoof of a specific horse for which it has been produced, the shoe including a metal part (14) which is at least partially visible. At least a portion of the outer surface of the metal part is treated in order to color same, the treatment including an anodization step and a coloring step, or the application of a decorative coating.

Disclosed is a method for producing a customized horseshoe (10), the shoe being designed to fit the form of a hoof of a specific horse for which it has been produced, the shoe including a metal part (14) which is at least partially visible. At least a portion of the outer surface of the metal part is treated in order to color same, the treatment including an anodization step and a coloring step, or the application of a decorative coating.