介绍:
For over 2,000 years, the good old iron horseshoe has remained the only reliable footwear for horses, but an Austrian company is ready to take horses out of the Iron Age with the world’s first running shoes for horses — the Megasus Horserunners.
Charly Forstner, the founder of Megasus, used to work as an animal welfare inspector for horses in Austria. He learned that over 50% of horses suffered from severe hoof and leg problems. Twenty years ago, he decided to dedicate his life to coming up with a better alternative to the iron horseshoe.
Over the last two decades, he invented various hoof protection products made of plastic, but he recently unveiled something truly revolutionary — running shoes for horses. Forstener claimed that they combined the qualities of both the common horseshoe and the hoof boot to offer horses the protection and freedom of movement. The innovative Megasus Horserunners offer many advantages over the traditional products, for they are light-weight, can be adjusted individually, and are easy to put on. They can also stay put in all kinds of terrain, and it allows the hoof to be flexible. The product is designed to protect the sole from some injuries by offering shock absorption.
After successfully testing the prototype for their horse running shoes, Megasus Horserunners sought to raise some money for production through crowd funding. The first Megasus Horserunners are scheduled to be shipped in July 2017.
