US Patent Issued on June 10 for "Apparatus to prevent contact between spur or riding boot and a horse" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,483, issued on June 10.

"Apparatus to prevent contact between spur or riding boot and a horse" was invented by Jennifer Giacopelli (Brewster, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus, a system, and a method for protecting a horse from a riding boot or spur is provided. The apparatus comprises a body section having a rear portion which is padded and configured to cover a lower rear part of a footwear item, and the body section is configured to wrap around an ankle section of the footwear item. The apparatus further includes an adjustable closure mechanism configured to close the apparatus and secure the apparatus around the an...