ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,768, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Scootboot Pty Ltd (Cambridge, Australia).
"Equine hoof boot, strap and tensioner therefor" was invented by David Duncan Macdonald (Cambridge, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An equine boot comprising: a sole for receiving a bottom of a horse's hoof; an upper which, in use, receives at least a portion of a wall of the hoof; and a retention means at a rear of the boot which, in use, is generally proximate a cleft of the hoof, the retention means being configured for engagement with a securing strap, which strap is securable to the boot and hoof for retaining the boot thereto."
The paten...