Rural Technologies

The horses are put onshoes to -protect their hooves from wear ana tear.Made ouf of saia, Life of horse shoes is quite short (nearly 5-12 days); ·frequent nailing causes injuries and lameness. Increased the life to 3 to 4 weeks. Salient Features of Horse Shoe Technology: The-technology developed uses medium Carbon steel ( commercial grade EN9) and uses new process route by introducing new reheating step and a faster cooling. Life of horse shoes using the new technology increased to 23 -26 days . Cost has gone up marginally; the benefit to be. shared between horse owners, farriers and shoe makers. Patent Granted.