ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,438, issued on Aug. 26.

"Horse boot dryer" was invented by Ashley Wolchina Allison (Daphne, Ala.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a horse boot dryer that includes a hanging tether that interconnects at both ends forming a drying loop. In operation, the drying loop can be hung from an elevated object. The horse boot dryer can comprise at least one boot holder rod and at least one tether cord. The tether cord connects at one end to the drying loop and connects at the other end to the boot holder rod. During use, the boot holder rod can be inserted through a horse boot and orientated to span the horse boot...