Abstract A boot for protectively encircling the leg of an animal such as a horse, including a lower casing surrounding the cannon, an articulated hinge attached to the upper edge of the lower casing for surrounding the animal''s leg joint at the upper end of the cannon bone, and an upper casing attached to the upper edge of the hinge and extending upwardly therefrom for surrounding the animal''s leg extending upwardly from the leg joint, each casing desirably including an outer sleeve an an inner lining of resilient material and means for selectively adjusting the circumferential length of the respective casing. The hinge includes inner and outer flexible sheets, desirably of soft leather, with compressible material sandwiched between the sheets, the sheets being attached to one another along a plurality of spaced lines of stitching extending circumferentially of the hinge and forming between adjacent lines of stitching a plurality of circumferentially extending hinge sections. The lower edge of the lower casing may have attached thereto a shield projecting downwardly for protecting the front face of the pastern.
A boot adapted to encircle the leg of a horse for protecting the cannon, the leg joint immediately above the cannon, and the portion of the leg immediately above said leg joint, comprising: a lower casing for surrounding the cannon, including an outer sleeve and an inner lining of resilient material, an articulated hinge attached to the upper edge of the lower casing for surrounding the leg joint at the upper end of the cannon, and an upper casing attached to the upper edge of said hinge and extending thereabove for surrounding the portion of the leg extending upwardly from said joint, including an outer sleeve having an inner lining of resilient material, said hinge including outer and inner generally rectangular flexible sheets attached to one another along their edge portions and having compressible material sandwiched therebetween, and wherein the hinge sheets are attached to one another additionally along a plurality of spaced parallel lines of attachment extending partially circumferentially of the hinge and forming a plurality of arcuately extending sections, and the hinge sheets are attached to one another additionally along a line of attachment transverse to the circumferential lines of attachment and disposed generally midway between end edges of the sheets, dividing said hinge into a front portion and a rear portion.
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A boot adapted to encircle the leg of a horse for protecting the cannon, the leg joint immediately above the cannon, and the portion of the leg immediately above said leg joint, comprising: a lower casing for surrounding the cannon, including an outer sleeve and an inner lining of resilient material, an articulated hinge attached to the upper edge of the lower casing for surrounding the leg joint at the upper end of the cannon, and an upper casing attached to the upper edge of said hinge and extending thereabove for surrounding the portion of the leg extending upwardly from said joint, including an outer sleeve having an inner lining of resilient material, said hinge including outer and inner generally rectangular flexible sheets attached to one another along their edge portions and having compressible material sandwiched therebetween, and wherein the hinge sheets are attached to one another additionally along a plurality of spaced parallel lines of attachment extending partially circumferentially of the hinge and forming a plurality of arcuately extending sections, and the hinge sheets are attached to one another additionally along a line of attachment transverse to the circumferential lines of attachment and disposed generally midway between end edges of the sheets, dividing said hinge into a front portion and a rear portion.