EQUINE BONY COLUMN AND TISSUE SUPPORT WITH UNIFORM LOAD DISTRIBUTION TO ALL HOOF STRUCTURES AND A METHOD FOR USING THE SAME

摘要

Embodiments of the disclosed invention relate to devices and processes that relate to preventing or treating lameness in a hoof of a horse where the lameness is based on a bony column dysfunction or instability. Embodiments of the present invention use a hoof bridge (12) comprising of a composition of matter with a hardness between Shore A Durometer of 85 and a Rockwell K of 150 bonded to the hoof wherein the composition of matter provides central loading support that redistributes weight from a perimeter of an outer hoof horn to the equine bony column and bony tissue to stabilize and realigns the equine bony column.