JP2601443B2 - Horseshoe - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to horseshoes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Horseshoes are mainly mounted on horse hooves to protect them. In recent years, there has been a great demand for thoroughbreds for horse racing in particular.

The horseshoe of a conventional racehorse often wears a relatively durable soft iron horseshoe in daily life, and is replaced by a relatively light horseshoe of aluminum or the like during a race.

[0004] Both horseshoes are routinely worn on horse hooves, and the impact of horseshoes on horse hooves and limbs is significant. Therefore, from the viewpoint of how to protect the extremities of a horse, a horseshoe provided with a partially elastic material on the horseshoe to impart a cushioning property to the hoof has been known.

The inventor of the present application also claimed in Japanese Patent Application No. 4-39160 that "a hollow portion having a huge inside and a narrow opening on the ground surface side is provided in the longitudinal direction of the horseshoe, a cushion material is provided in the hollow portion, A horseshoe characterized by having a movable member that is in contact with the material and that protrudes movably from the opening side to the ground surface is proposed.

[0006]

The problem of the racehorse is that a heavy load is imposed on the limbs and hooves due to the training and the speed of horse racing that are carried out on a daily basis. .

[0007] Further, the sole use of a horseshoe with an elastic material or a cushioning material is unsatisfactory because the muscles on the tendons of the limbs are not sufficiently stimulated, and there is a problem that the limbs cannot be tired.

An object of the present invention is to provide a horseshoe capable of naturally giving fine vibrations and vibrations to tendons of limbs during walking and training, and having an effect of preventing poor circulation of the limbs and an effect of preventing tendonitis. And

[0009]

[Means for solving the problem] To achieve this object,
This invention provides a hollow portion over the longitudinal direction of the horseshoe,
A floating body is movably provided in the hollow portion.

Further, according to the present invention, a hollow portion is provided in a longitudinal direction of a portion inside the nail groove of the horseshoe, and a floating body having a hardness equal to or higher than the material of the horseshoe is movably provided in the hollow portion.

Further, according to the present invention, a hollow portion is provided in a longitudinal direction of an inner portion of a horseshoe nail groove, and a chain of small steel balls is movably provided in the hollow portion, and a portion outside the horseshoe nail groove is provided. Is provided with a hollow portion in the longitudinal direction.

[0012]

A floating body is provided in a hollow portion provided in the longitudinal direction of the horseshoe, and the floating body freely moves in the hollow portion every time the horseshoe moves, and is installed in a state of swinging.

Each time the horse walks or runs, the floating body in the hollow body shakes, and the floating body finely and irregularly hits the wall of the hollow body, causing fine vibration or vibration to the horseshoe body. This vibration imparts a massage effect to the horse's limbs through the hooves and improves blood circulation.

[0014] If the moving body has a hardness higher than that of the horseshoe material, vibration and vibration occur more reliably, and it is transmitted to the limbs. If the floating body is made of a steel chain, vibration and vibration are likely to occur,
Installation is relatively easy.

[0015] The hollow body outside the nail groove of the horseshoe helps to reduce the weight of the horseshoe itself, and it is also possible to install a floating body in the hollow body of the outside part.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a bottom view of a horseshoe showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is another embodiment, and FIG. A description will be given based on FIG.

The horseshoe 1 is made of a material such as soft iron or an aluminum alloy, and has a U-shaped planar shape having a maximum lateral diameter portion. 1a is the ground contact side, and 1b is the hoof contact side.

The thickness of the horseshoe 1 is about 9 mm, and an iron lip 5 is provided at the center of the tip of the hoof so as to protrude upward by about 10 mm.

A nail groove 2 is provided substantially at the center in the width direction of the horseshoe 1 on the ground contact surface side in the longitudinal direction. The depth of nail groove 2 is 4
Approximately 6 mm, and a nail hole is formed at a location. The inside of the nail groove 2 is the inside portion 3 and the outside is the outside portion 4.

The hollow body 6 extends in the longitudinal direction of the inner part 3.
a is provided. The hollow body 6a is formed of a steel circular pipe, and a chain-like body 7a, which is a steel floating body 7, is movably provided therein. The inner diameter of the hollow body 6a is about 4 to 7 mm. In this embodiment, the floating body 7 is a series of chain-like bodies 7a in which steel balls are connected in a chain shape. In other embodiments, the floating body 7 is composed of several chain-like bodies, and is made of discrete steel. A body composed of a large number of small balls, a rod-shaped or polygonal-shaped body linked in a chain, or a hollow body 6
a, etc. are installed in a.

The chain-like body 7a may be a chain-like body made of steel. In this embodiment, the chain-like body 7a is a chain-like body consisting of a series of small billets having a diameter of 3 to 6 mm. The chain-like body 7a may be any hard material made of steel.

In another embodiment, the outer part 4 is also provided with a hollow body 6b along the longitudinal direction. The hollow body 6b is made of a steel circular pipe, and has a steel floating body 7 provided therein in a freely movable manner. The inner diameter of the hollow body 6b is about 4 to 7 mm, which is the same as the hollow body 6a of the inner part 3.

Further, the hollow body 6 and the floating body 7 are
And the outer part 4 may be provided in both longitudinal directions.

Further, in the hollow body 6b of the outer part 4,
The hollow body may be left without providing the floating body 7. In this case, the hollow body 6b has an effect of reducing the weight of the entire horseshoe 1.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described. If the horse moves the limbs when the horseshoe 1 of the present invention is attached to the hoof,
The floating body 7 always moves freely in the hollow body 6 which is a circular pipe, and hits the inner wall of the hollow body 6. Due to this impact, a minute vibration occurs in the horseshoe 1, causing the hoof to vibrate, and has a massage effect on the limbs. Particularly when the limbs are moved strongly as in training, there is a strong massage action.

[0026]

Therefore, according to the present invention, a horse such as a racehorse routinely lives and trains, whereby fine vibrations and vibrations are naturally transmitted from the horseshoe to the limb of the horse, and to the limb, particularly to the tendon of the limb. Has a massage effect.

[0027] Since the vibrations and vibrations occur on a daily basis, there is an effect of improving blood circulation at the extremities of the extremities where blood circulation is likely to occur, improving blood flow, and preventing inflammation of the extremities such as tendonitis. .

Further, since the movable body inside the nail groove applies vibration inside the white line of the hoove, the tendon massage effect is more excellent.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a bottom view of a horseshoe,

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the same line as FIG. 2 of another embodiment,

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a chain-like body as a floating body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Horseshoe 2 Nail groove 3 Inner part 4 Outer part 5 Hoof lip 6, 6a, 6b Hollow body 7 Floating body 7a Chain-like body

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A horseshoe characterized in that a hollow portion is provided in a longitudinal direction of the horseshoe, and a floating body is movably provided in the hollow portion. 2. A horseshoe characterized in that a hollow portion is provided in a longitudinal direction of an inner part of a horseshoe nail groove, and a floating body having a hardness higher than that of the horseshoe material is movably provided in the hollow portion. 3. A hollow portion is provided in a longitudinal direction of an inner portion from a nail groove of a horseshoe, and a chain of steel balls is movably provided in the hollow portion. A horseshoe characterized by having a hollow portion.