Equine Ice Boot

摘要

An assembly of a reservoir with a solid sole and an orthotic pad to provide a relatively simple, light weight portable system to allow equine hoof and leg cooling together with proper hoof support. The assembly and method is useful for preventive treatment for performance stress and lameness, including laminitis.

主权项

1. An equine leg and hoof cooling boot assembly comprising;
a reservoir made of a flexible material for containing coolant having a closed bottom and open top; a shock absorbing orthotic pad disposed in the bottom of the reservoir on top of a layer of reservoir material; a sole plate having a bottom and upwardly extending side walls integral with the sole plate bottom defining an opening into which the bottom of the reservoir is disposed; and attachment means to attach the underside of the layer of reservoir material to the inside top side of the sole plate and attachment means to attach the orthotic pad to the inside bottom of the reservoir.