Method for the Preparation and Improvement of Horseshoes

Abstract

A horseshoe having two legs connected by a bridge is disclosed. The bridge includes physical markers provided directly opposite one another in both a support surface and a ground surface. The physical markers function as a guide for cutting through the bridge of the horseshoe.

1 . A horseshoe comprising two legs connected by a bridge, wherein the bridge comprises physical markers provided directly opposite one another in both a support surface and a ground surface, wherein said physical markers provide a guide for cutting through the bridge of the horseshoe. 
     
     
         2 . The horseshoe according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the physical markers comprises a groove or a line. 
     
     
         3 . The horseshoe according to  claim 2 , wherein the groove extends over the entire width of the bridge from an outer circumference of the bridge and an inner circumference of the bridge. 
     
     
         4 . The horseshoe according to  claim 2 , wherein the groove is applied on the ground surface of the horseshoe and has a depth of preferably about 60% of the thickness of the bridge of the horseshoe. 
     
     
         5 . The horseshoe according to  claim 2 , wherein the groove is applied on the support surface of the horseshoe and has a depth of preferably about 15% of the thickness of the bridge of the horseshoe. 
     
     
         6 . The horseshoe according to  claim 1 , manufactured of a material selected from the group consisting of metal, steel, aluminium, titanium, copper, plastic, and an admixture thereof. 
     
     
         7 . A method of application of a horseshoe comprising two legs connected by a bridge wherein the bridge comprises physical markers provided directly opposite one another in both a support surface and a ground surface wherein said physical markers provide a guide for cutting through the bridge of the horseshoe, the method comprising the steps of:
 (a) fitting the horseshoe to a hoof and potentially adapting the horseshoe shape to the concerning hoof;   (b) attaching the horseshoe to the hoof;   (c) dividing the horseshoe in two parts by cutting through or sawing through the bridge along the physical marker in the ground surface of the horseshoe.   
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 7  comprising the additional step of (a′) making a physical groove or deepening the groove in the support surface of the horseshoe using the physical marker as a guide in between steps (a) and (b). 
     
     
         9 . A method of upgrading a horseshoe, the method comprising the step of:
 providing physical markers on a bridge of the horseshoe at positions directly opposite one another both on a ground surface and a support surface.   
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein at least one of the physical markers comprises a groove or a line. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the physical markers are provided either manually or mechanically using a mountable position adaptor. 
     
     
         12 . The horseshoe according to  claim 1 , wherein a groove extends over the entire width of the bridge from an outer circumference of the bridge and an inner circumference of the bridge. 
     
     
         13 . The horseshoe according to  claim 3 , wherein the groove is applied on the ground surface of the horseshoe and has a depth of preferably about 60% of the thickness of the bridge of the horseshoe. 
     
     
         14 . The horseshoe according to  claim 3 , wherein the groove is applied on the support surface of the horseshoe and has a depth of preferably about 15% of the thickness of the bridge of the horseshoe. 
     
     
         15 . The horseshoe according to  claim 2 , manufactured of a material chosen from the group comprising: metal, steel, aluminium, titanium, copper, plastic, or an admixture thereof.