Abstract: A hoof pad is used with a shoe for an animal, with the pad having a plate-shaped object and a plurality of catches. The flexible plate-shaped object has a partially elliptical shape including a top surface, an inner edge, an outer edge substantially matching the inner edge of the shoe. The plurality of catches are formed on the top surface of the plate-shaped object, with the catches extending outward from the plate-shaped object. The plate-shaped object is supported on the inside of the shoe by securing the catches on the plate-shaped object to the top of the shoe so that the top of the plate-shaped object has substantially the same height as the top of the shoe. The plate-shaped object is removably attachable to be freely attached and removed from the bottom of the shoe.

Abstract: A device for separating sawdust and manure, wherein a reticulated object is attached in an inclining condition to a supporting frame through a spring so as to be able to vibrate freely, wherein the reticulated object is vibrated by a vibrating means, wherein sawdust containing manure is placed on the reticulated object, and wherein the reticulated object in an inclining condition is vibrated so that the manure falls from the lower end of the reticulated object and the sawdust passes through the reticulated object and falls beneath the reticulated object.