Horse boot assembly

1. A horse boot assembly comprising:

a boot body shaped to accommodate a hoof of a horse provided with a horseshoe, the boot body having a sole with a first raised section in a central area of the sole configured to contact a portion of the hoof not covered by the horseshoe, and a second section disposed to the front and sides of the first raised section and configured to accommodate a front and sides of the horseshoe;

fastening means associated with said boot body for fastening the boot assembly onto said hoof; and

an adapter distinct from and inserted in said boot body, the adapter comprising a base lying on a portion of the sole of the boot body, and a vertical wall adapted to be interposed between a rear portion of an upper of the boot body and a rear part of the hoof,

wherein said adapter further comprises engagement means for engagement with said horseshoe, and engagement means are configured for engagement with an open horseshoe and said engagement means comprise a raised area in said base of the adapter, the raised area being disposed rearward of said first raised section and configured for interposition in abutment between ends of bars of the open horseshoe, and wherein said adapter is compressed against said rear part of said hoof upon fastening of said fastening means.

2. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said engagement means comprise at least one rib extending horizontally along said vertical wall of the adapter, said at least one rib being adapted to define an upper abutment for at least one portion of the horseshoe projecting at the rear with respect to the hoof.

3. The assembly according to claim 2 , wherein said engagement means comprise a plurality of ribs extending horizontally at different heights along said vertical wall of the adapter.

4. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said raised area is formed by interposing a shim between said sole of the boot body and said base of the adapter.

5. The assembly according to claim 4 , wherein said shim comprises at least one plate having a width substantially equal to the distance between the ends of the bars of the open horseshoe for which the engagement means are configured.

6. The assembly according to claim 4 , wherein said shim is made of a material having a higher stiffness with respect to the material of the adapter.

7. The assembly according to claim 4 , wherein said shim is made of an elastomeric material having Shore A hardness of between about 70 and about 90.

8. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said engagement means are configured for engagement with an open horseshoe and said engagement means comprise at least two projections extending vertically from said base of the adapter and positioned so as to define a lateral abutment at inner sides of the ends of the bars of the open horseshoe.

9. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said engagement means comprise a plurality of projections extending vertically from said base of the adapter, at least two projections of said plurality of projections being positioned so as to define a lateral abutment at inner sides of said ends of the bars of the horseshoe.

10. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said vertical wall of the adapter comprises a V-shaped cut extending vertically from the upper edge thereof.

11. The assembly according to claim 10 , wherein said vertical wall of the adapter comprises at least one eyelet on each side of the V-shaped cut for the passage of a ribbon-like element of said fastening means, each of the at least one eyelet projecting perpendicularly to said vertical wall on an external side of the vertical wall.

12. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said adapter is made in one piece.

13. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said adapter is made of a material having a lower stiffness with respect to the material of the boot body.

14. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said adapter is made of an elastomeric material having Shore A hardness of between about 40 and about 70.

15. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said boot body comprises a front portion of upper intended to come into contact with the wall of the hoof and wherein said front portion comprises, at the side facing the inside of the boot body, at least one grooved area with parallel grooves, substantially perpendicular to the edge of the upper.

16. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said boot body comprises a front portion of upper intended to come into contact with the wall of the hoof and wherein said front portion comprises a first cut extending vertically from the upper edge thereof.

17. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said boot body comprises a rear portion of upper having a second cut extending vertically from an upper edge thereof.

18. The assembly according to claim 17 , wherein said second cut partially extends into the sole of the boot body.

19. The assembly according to claim 18 , wherein the boot body comprises a diaphragm arranged at the portion of said second cut extending into the sole.

20. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said boot body is made in one piece.

21. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said boot body is made of an elastomeric material having a Shore A hardness of between about 70 and about 90.

22. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said fastening means form a multiple pulley traction system.

23. The assembly according to claim 22 , wherein said fastening means comprise a first ribbon-like element folded on itself having two free ends connectible at a fastening group defining a first pulley of said multiple pulley traction system, and a second ribbon-like element folded on itself and connected to said first ribbon-like element at an intermediate section and at free ends thereof through rings defining a second pulley of said multiple pulley fraction system.

24. The assembly according to claim 22 , wherein said fastening means comprise one ribbon-like element folded on itself, said at least one ribbon-like element having two free ends connectible at a fastening group defining a pulley of said multiple pulley traction system, and being closed ring-wise around said boot body by means of a ring defining a second pulley of said multiple pulley traction system.

25. The assembly according to claim 23 , wherein said boot body comprises openings for the passage of said fastening means.

26. The assembly according to claim 25 , wherein said boot body comprises two pairs of first openings formed at a front portion of an upper and two pairs of second openings formed at a rear portion of an upper.

27. The assembly according to claim 26 , wherein said first openings and said second openings are arranged symmetrically with respect to a middle longitudinal axis (A-A) of said boot body.

28. The assembly according to claim 25 , wherein said fastening means are associated with said boot body so as to pass at least partially internally with respect to the boot body and externally with respect to the adapter.

29. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the rear portion of the upper of the boot body includes a cut extending vertically from an upper edge thereof, the vertical wall of the adapter comprises at least one eyelet that projects from the vertical wall into the cut in the rear portion of the upper of the boot body, and the fastening means include a ribbon-like element that passes through the eyelet on an outer side of the adapter.

30. A horse boot assembly comprising:

a boot body shaped to accommodate a hoof of a horse provided with a horseshoe;

fastening means associated with said boot body for fastening the boot assembly onto said hoof; and

an adapter being separate from the boot body and comprising an eyelet for engagement with said fastening means, wherein the fastening means engages both the boot body and the adapter and mutually connects the adapter to the boot body when the horse boot assembly is not worn,

wherein said adapter comprises engagement means for engagement with said horseshoe,

wherein said adapter comprises a base lying on a portion of a sole of the boot body, and a vertical wall adapted to be interposed between a rear portion of an upper of the boot body and a rear part of the hoof, the eyelet being connected to the vertical wall.

31. The assembly according to claim 30 , wherein the adapter is made of a material having a lower stiffness than a material of the boot body, and the fastening means causes compression of the adapter against said read part of the hoof when the horse boot assembly is fastened to the hoof.

32. A horse boot assembly comprising:

a boot body shaped to accommodate a hoof of a horse provided with a horseshoe, the boot body having a sole with a first raised section in a central area of the sole configured to contact a portion of the hoof not covered by the horseshoe, and a second section disposed to the front and sides of the first raised section and configured to accommodate a front and sides of the horseshoe;

fastening means associated with said boot body for fastening the boot assembly onto said hoof; and

an adapter distinct from and inserted in said boot body, the adapter comprising a base lying on a portion of the sole of the boot body, and a vertical wall adapted to be interposed between a rear portion of an upper of the boot body and a rear part of the hoof,

wherein said adapter further comprises engagement means for engagement with said horseshoe, said engagement means are configured for engagement with an open horseshoe and said engagement means comprise a raised area in said base of the adapter, the raised area being disposed rearward of said first raised section and configured for interposition in abutment between ends of bars of the open horseshoe,

wherein said adapter is compressed against said rear part of said hood upon fastening of said fastening means, and

wherein said raised area if formed by a shim made of elastomeric material interposed between said sole of the boot body and said base of the adapter.