| 摘要 |
This invention is a kit used to form a horseshoe, which can be assembled by a farrier in the field and applied to a horse using adhesives. Specifically, the kit includes a rigid, cast polymeric sole (14) or a horseshoe, a rigid planar member (12) for attachment to the sole (14) and a hoof contacting layer (cuff) (20) including a skirt (24) extending therefrom. The sole (14), planar member (12), and hoof contacting layer (20) all include a heat activated thermoplastic urethane adhesive. The kit can also include layers of shock-attenuating material (26) coated with the adhesive. Such shock-attenuating material (26) may be wedge-shaped. Alternatively, additional layers of rigid wedge-shaped material (26) may be added as necessary to produce a shoe with the desired shape. Since the adhesive is heat-activated thermoplastic urethane adhesive, a farrier can heat the layers in the field to activate the adhesive and glue the shoe together.
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