Patent ID: 8820043

Claim:
A method for heatless manufacture of horseshoes comprises the steps of: providing a sheet of cold material, a laser cutter, a hydraulic press, and a sanding belt, wherein the laser cutter comprises a control computer; providing a set of horseshoe dimensions for a horseshoe; providing a hole size and a hole position for each of a plurality of nail holes; inputting the set of horseshoe dimensions into the control computer; inputting the hole size and the hole position for each of the plurality of nail holes into the control computer; placing the sheet of cold material in the laser cutter; cutting an outline of the horseshoe from the sheet of cold material by activating the laser cutter; creating a plurality of nail outlines in the horseshoe by activating the laser cutter; removing the horseshoe from the sheet of cold material, wherein the horseshoe is formed by the outline cut by the laser cutter; transferring the horseshoe from the laser cutter to the hydraulic press; boring the plurality of nail holes by activating the hydraulic press; transferring the horseshoe from the hydraulic press to the sanding belt; and smoothing a rear surface of the horseshoe by activating the sanding belt, wherein the rear surface is a surface of the horseshoe that comes in contact with the ground during use.